Droop, West Virginia

Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in the Greenbrier River Valley.

Droop
Unincorporated community
Droop Location within the state of West Virginia Droop Droop (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°5′6″N 80°17′5″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Pocahontas
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24933

The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain.[1] The area lends its name to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle.[2] The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the park's trails and buildings in the 1930s, as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. Today, a small museum on the park grounds houses Civil War artifacts and discusses the park's CCC history.[3] Bi-annually, the West Virginia Reenactors Association reenacts the Droop Mountain battle.[4]

• 
  Snowy Day at Droop Mountain
• 
  Overlook at the Park

Places of interest

• Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
• The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, Civil War History
• Beartown State Park
• Hiking Trails at Both State Parks
• The nearby town of Hillsboro, West Virginia
• The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace

References

1. 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. 214.
2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 38.
3. http://www.droopmountainbattlefield.com
4. http://www.wvra.org

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