Scrabble, West Virginia

Scrabble is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has been known as Hard Scrabble, Hard Scrabble Town, and Hardscrabble throughout its history.

For other uses of the word scrabble, see Scrabble (disambiguation).
Scrabble
Unincorporated community
Scrabble
Location within the state of West Virginia
Scrabble
Scrabble (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°29′1″N 77°49′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The community most likely was so named on account of treacherous local terrain.[1]

Scrabble Historic District
Scrabble Historic District
LocationScrabble Rd. and Dam No. 4 Rd., Scrabble, West Virginia
Area62 acres (25 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.06000171[2]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2006

Scrabble was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, with the district extending into Jefferson County.[2] The historic district comprises 62 acres (25 ha) of late 19th century buildings mixed with agricultural lands. The most prominent structures are the 1920 Mount Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and the 1882 Scrabble School. A number of contemporary I-houses and smaller vernacular houses complete the district. The individually listed George Washington Hollida House is also in the district. The district lies primarily on Scrabble Road and Dam No. 4 Road in Berkeley County, and Silver Spring Road in Jefferson County. The county line is marked by Rocky Marsh Run, which runs through the community.[3]

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. 560.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Taylor, David (July 2005). "Scrabble Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2011.


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