Roanoke, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
)  Roanoke Location within the state of West Virginia ) Roanoke Roanoke (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′54″N 80°29′34″W / 38.93167°N 80.49278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lewis |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Roanoke is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet (18 m) of Stonewall Jackson Lake's water. A display at the Stonewall Resort State Park's lodge tells the story of the flood-plagued town that was purchased in the 1980s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[1] The flood control dam at Stonewall Jackson Lake went into service in 1988. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Roanoke has also been known as "Bush Mills", "Bushs Mills", "Roanville", and "Roanville Station".[2]
The community was named after Roanoke, Virginia.[3]
References
- ^ Stoltz, Craig (September 22, 2004). "The Last Resort". Washington Post. p. C02. Retrieved July 11, 2006.
- ^ "Roanoke". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 534.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-209, "Town of Roanoke, Roanoke, Lewis County, WV"
- HABS No. WV-209-J, "Town of Roanoke, Bee's Shoe Shop & People's Telephone Exchange"
- HABS No. WV-209-G, "Town of Roanoke, Bosley Store"
- HABS No. WV-209-K, "Town of Roanoke, Craig Store"
- HABS No. WV-209-O, "Town of Roanoke, Cutright Log House, Highway 38 (Brownsville Road)"
- HABS No. WV-209-Q, "Town of Roanoke, Erasmus Rhodes Barn, County Route 19/7"
- HABS No. WV-209-P, "Town of Roanoke, Erasmus Rhodes House, County Route 19/7"
- HABS No. WV-209-N, "Town of Roanoke, James Lewis Cutright House, Highway 38 (Brownsville Road)"
- HABS No. WV-209-H, "Town of Roanoke, John Conrad House"
- HABS No. WV-209-D, "Town of Roanoke, M. E. Whelan House"
- HABS No. WV-209-E, "Town of Roanoke, M. E. Whelan Office"
- HABS No. WV-209-L, "Town of Roanoke, Odd Fellows Lodge"
- HABS No. WV-209-R, "Town of Roanoke, Rhodes Tenant House, U.S. Highway 19"
- HABS No. WV-209-M, "Town of Roanoke, Rinehardt Store"
- HABS No. WV-209-A, "Town of Roanoke, Roanoke Methodist Protestant Church"
- HABS No. WV-209-B, "Town of Roanoke, Roanoke Methodist Protestant Church, Parsonage"
- HABS No. WV-209-C, "Town of Roanoke, Smith House"
- HABS No. WV-209-S, "Town of Roanoke, Smith Log House, County Route 23/5"
- HABS No. WV-209-I, "Town of Roanoke, Thomas Feeney House"
- HABS No. WV-209-F, "Town of Roanoke, White Hotel"