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== Historic site == |
== Historic site == |
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* '''Richards-Mowery House''' (c. 1850) |
* '''Richards-Mowery House''' (c. 1850) |
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== Attractions == |
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* '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050805074633/http://www.bedandbrunch.com/ The Menagerie at Delray - Bed & Brunch]''', Lick Run Road (CR 11/5) |
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==See also == |
==See also == |
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 10 November 2023
Delray, West Virginia | |
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  Delray  Delray | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 78°36′15″W / 39.19444°N 78.60417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hampshire |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26714 |
| Area code | 304 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554287[1] |
Delray is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Delray is located in the North River Valley along Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) between Sedan and Rio. According to the 2000 census, the Delray community has a population of 151.[2]
Delray began a small agricultural community in the late eighteenth century. Its first storekeeper, John McDonald, owned and operated a stave mill and a barrel factory near his residence.[3] The name Delray most likely is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the king".[4]
Historic site
[edit]- Richards-Mowery House (c. 1850)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delray, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
- ^ Delray, West Virginia ZIP code profile Archived 2005-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, DownloadZIPCode.com Archived December 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Hampshire Trivia", Hampshire Review, pp. 1A, October 17, 2007
- ^ 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. 206.
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