Goose Pimple Junction, Virginia
Goose Pimple Junction is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia, in the United States.
History
Goose Pimple Junction was so named when the domestic disputes of a couple in town were loud enough to give a neighbor goose pimples.
Goose Pimple Junction has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. Its road signs are a popular visitor attraction, and have been stolen by souvenir-hunting tourists at least a dozen times.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Pimple Junction, Virginia
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. October 31, 1974. p. 46. ISSN 0021-5996.
- ^ Jennings, Ken (April 17, 2012). Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks. Simon and Schuster. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4391-6718-2.
- ^ Ash, Russell (November 10, 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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36°35′48″N 82°06′12″W / 36.59667°N 82.10333°W
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