Leadmine Run

Leadmine Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Leadmine Run was so named from an incident when an Indian discovered lead ore near the stream, according to local history.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leadmine Run
  2. ↑ 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. 365.


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