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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Blue Pennant, West Virginia

Blue Pennant is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. At one time, it was known as Red Dragon, which has closed its post office. Red Dragon as a community was also called Kam and then Mordue.

The community most likely was named after the local Blue Pennant coal company.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Pennant, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dragon WV post office
  3. ^ 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. 523.