Carpenter Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
The creek has the name of Nicholas Carpenter who was ambushed by Indians near the site in 1791.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpenter Run
- ^ 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. 156.
39°21′34″N 81°24′06″W / 39.35944°N 81.40167°W