Hanging Rock, West Virginia

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Hanging Rock is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. Hanging Rock is named for the "Hanging Rock" that hangs over the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50). It should not be confused with the plural "Hanging Rocks" over the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney at Wapocomo. Originally, the community of Hanging Rock sprang up in the Henderson Hollow gap of North River Mountain. While only a few buildings of the old hamlet remain, today's Hanging Rock is situated at the intersection of North River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/21) and Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) where the North River flows under U.S. Route 50 towards the Cacapon.

On April 16, 1756, Daniel Morgan was wounded during a Native American attack near Hanging Rock while on the road to Winchester. The attack also resulted in the death of his two companions. Morgan managed to remain in his saddle and escaped with neck and mouth wounds towards Fort Edwards on the Cacapon River near Capon Bridge.

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	Hampshire County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Capon Bridge \| Romney
Unincorporated communities	Augusta \| Barnes Mill \| Bloomery \| Blues Beach \| Bubbling Spring \| Capon Lake \| Capon Springs \| Cold Stream \| Creekvale \| Davis Ford \| Delray \| Dillons Run \| Donaldson \| Forks of Cacapon \| Frenchburg \| Glebe \| Good \| Grace \| Green Spring \| Hainesville \| Hanging Rock \| Higginsville \| High View \| Hooks Mills \| Hoy \| Intermont \| Jericho \| Junction \| Kirby \| Lehew \| Levels \| Little Cacapon \| Loom \| Mechanicsburg \| Millbrook \| Millen \| Millesons Mill \| Neals Run \| Nero \| North River Mills \| Okonoko \| Pin Oak \| Pleasant Dale \| Points \| Purgitsville \| Rada \| Raven Rocks \| Ridgedale \| Ruckman \| Sector \| Sedan \| Shanks \| Shiloh \| Slanesville \| Springfield \| Three Churches \| Vance \| Vanderlip \| Wappocomo \| Yellow Spring
Rivers and streams	Bearwallow Creek \| Big Run \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs Run \| Dillons Run \| Edwards Run \| Grassy Lick Run \| Green Spring Run \| Little Cacapon River \| Mill Branch \| Mill Creek \| Mill Run \| North Branch Potomac River \| North River \| Potomac River \| South Branch Potomac River \| Tearcoat Creek

	The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Counties	Berkeley \| Grant \| Hampshire \| Hardy \| Jefferson \| Mineral \| Morgan \| Pendleton
Communities	Bayard \| Berkeley Springs \| Bolivar \| Capon Bridge \| Carpendale \| Charles Town \| Elk Garden \| Franklin \| Harpers Ferry \| Hedgesville \| Keyser \| Martinsburg \| Moorefield \| Paw Paw \| Petersburg \| Piedmont \| Ridgeley \| Romney \| Shepherdstown \| Wardensville
Attractions	Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Berkeley Springs State Park \| Cacapon Resort State Park \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs \| Charles Town Races & Slots \| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park \| Fort Ashby \| Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches \| George Washington National Forest \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park \| Indian Mound Cemetery \| Jennings Randolph Lake \| Lost River \| Lost River State Park \| Monongahela National Forest \| Mount Storm Lake \| Northwestern Turnpike \| Potomac River \| Potomac State College \| Seneca Rocks \| Shenandoah River \| Shepherdstown National Historic District \| Shepherd University \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Smoke Hole Caverns \| South Branch Potomac River \| Spruce Knob \| Summit Point Motorsports Park \| The Trough \| Trout Pond \| Tuscarora Trail \| Washington Heritage Trail