Tomahawk, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°31′49″N 78°02′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°W / 39.53028; -78.04694Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk.[2] The community includes the historic Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century. Tomahawk also has a popular dirt bike racetrack. The community lies 9.5 miles from Martinsburg.
Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomahawk, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 628.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
External links
- Brief History of the Tomahawk Presbyterian Church
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