Sharples, West Virginia

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Sharples, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Sharples, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°55′13″N 81°49′45″W / 37.92028°N 81.82917°W / 37.92028; -81.82917Coordinates: 37°55′13″N 81°49′45″W / 37.92028°N 81.82917°W / 37.92028; -81.82917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Logan
Elevation 843 ft (257 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 25183
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555601[1]

Sharples is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Sharples is located on West Virginia Route 17 10.5 miles (16.9 km) northeast of Logan. Sharples has a post office with ZIP code 25183.[2] Sharples was the location of a small firefight in the events leading up to the Battle of Blair Mountain.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharples, West Virginia
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=b5-RE_XdH_IC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=sharples+incident+1921&source=bl&ots=tG5WF2Jv50&sig=sS6gF3vT0CBO652207DLGfsAMxc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YIiUT9TrC8Whtwe3yo22Cw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=sharples%20incident%201921&f=false
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