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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Caperton, West Virginia
Caperton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elen.

The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caperton, 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. 153.


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