Glenwood, Mason County, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°35′30″N 82°11′12″W / 38.59167°N 82.18667°W / 38.59167; -82.18667CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyMasonElevation
554 ft (169 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
25520
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1539470[1]

Glenwood is an unincorporated community and Ohio river town in Mason County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is notable for the Haunted Plumley Mansion.[2] The town can be found along West Virginia Route 2 south of Ashton.

The town's only gas station and premier stop is Trippett's Dandi-Mart, owned and operated Joseph Melton (Milt) Trippett, which has been in business for over 50 years.[3]

A notable resident is the Catfish Man of the Woods.[4]

The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenwood, Mason County, West Virginia
  2. ^ Plumley Mansion (retrieved from the Internet Archive, capture date: October 26, 2009)
  3. ^ "A 'Dandi' success story - the Point Pleasant Register". December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Catfish Man of the Woods website (retrieved from the Internet Archive, capture date: February 8, 2012)
  • Mason County History Sources (WV Division of Culture & History)


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