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Stream in West Virginia, U.S.

Gamble Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Gamble Run was named after John Gamble, a pioneer settler. John Gamble was murdered on this stream in 1850 after visiting a friends house.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gamble 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. 259.
  3. http://www.us-data.org/wv/wetzel/history/mceldowney/46-the-ghost-of-gambles-run.txt

39°35′32″N 80°54′33″W / 39.59222°N 80.90917°W / 39.59222; -80.90917


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