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'''Canebrake''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]], [[West Virginia]], [[USA]]. Canbrake was named for a thicket of canes in its vicinity. It has also been spelled '''Canebreak''' in its past. It is mentioned in the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy
'''Canebrake''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located in [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]], [[West Virginia]], [[USA]]. Canbrake was named for the wild canes near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=178|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=150}}</ref> It has also been spelled '''Canebreak''' in its past.


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Revision as of 00:48, 27 March 2016

For the region of Alabama, see Canebrake (region of Alabama).
Canebrake
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24819
GNIS feature ID1536992[1]

Canebrake is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Canbrake was named for the wild canes near the original town site.[2] It has also been spelled Canebreak in its past.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canebrake, West Virginia
  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. 150.


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