Winifrede is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Winifrede is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Chesapeake. Winifrede has a post office with ZIP code 25214.[2] It is home of the Big Eagle Railroad (formerly known as Winifrede Mining and Manufacturing Company, Winifrede Collieries, and Winifrede Railroad), one of the oldest short-line railroad operations in the United States, having been in existence since 1850.[3] The Winifrede Railroad was incorporated in November 1881 and opened in 1882; the original operation was closed in 1988 and reopened as the Big Eagle Railroad in 2000–01.
Winifrede, West Virginia | |
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  Winifrede  Winifrede | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′29″N 81°33′24″W / 38.19139°N 81.55667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25214 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549250[1] |
According to tradition, the community was named after a woman in Philadelphia.[4]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winifrede, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Short Line: Winifrede Railroad - Big Eagle Railroad Est. 1850". Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ 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. 686.
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