Gormania, West Virginia

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Gormania, viewed from US 50 bridge, 1940s
Gormania, viewed from US 50 bridge, 1940s
Northwestern Turnpike elevation
Northwestern Turnpike elevation

Gormania is an unincorporated community along the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia. Gormania lies on the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50), which crosses the North Branch into Gorman, Maryland via Gormania Bridge. It is named for United States Senator from Maryland, Arthur P. Gorman (March 11, 1839-June 4, 1906).

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Flag of West Virginia Grant County, West Virginia
Municipalities

Bayard | Petersburg

Unincorporated communities

Arthur | Bismarck | Cabins | Dobbin | Dorcas | Fairfax | Forman | Gormania | Greenland | Henry | Hopeville | Lahmansville | Maysville | Medley | Mount Storm | Old Arthur | Scherr | Williamsport | Wilsonia

Rivers and streams

Abram Creek | Lunice Creek | North Branch Potomac River | North Fork South Branch Potomac River | Patterson Creek | South Branch Potomac River | Stony River

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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