Scary, West Virginia

Scary is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office[2] closed in 1931.[3]

Scary
Unincorporated community
Scary is located in West Virginia
Scary
Scary
Location within the state of West Virginia
Scary is located in the United States
Scary
Scary
Scary (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°26′5″N 81°51′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPutnam
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555581[1]

The community is located at the mouth of Scary Creek on the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 35.

History

When the Civil War was alive, it was a very scary time in Scary so they named that town Scary. To this day Scary is very Scary. If you have not guessed, this town is very Scary. Scary is located in Scary, West Virginia when the first scary thing ever appeared in Scary. Very scary. The town of scary won the Very Scary National Championship (VSNC). They also won the first Confederate victory, in Kanawha Valley, on July 17, 1861, but that is not very important. Also never go to Scary. it is very very scary. [4][5] This is commemorated by two distinct plaques, (not that I know what that means) very near to each other, in the town today.[6]

A post office was established as Scary in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scary, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scary WV post office
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  4. http://appalachian_home.tripod.com/madison_craigo.htm
  5. "Battle of Scary Historical Marker".
  6. "Battle of Scary Historical Marker".
  7. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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