Caperton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elen.

The community has the name of Austin Caperton, a businessman in the local mining industry.[2]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caperton, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 153.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caperton,_West_Virginia
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