Blue Pennant is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. At one time, it was known as Red Dragon,[2] which has closed its post office. Red Dragon as a community was also called Kam and then Mordue.
The community most likely was named after the local Blue Pennant coal company.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Pennant, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dragon WV post office
- ^ 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. 523.
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