Scotts Run, West Virginia

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Scotts Run is a geographical division of the Cass District in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Currently, it encompasses thirteen small, unincorporated communities. Located a few miles from Morgantown, this area's predominant industry in the early twentieth century was coal mining and production. Scotts Run became well known nationally during the years of the Great Depression, when photographers and the relief efforts of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt publicized the impoverished conditions faced by the community. Since the decline in the coal industry in the area, Scotts Run's population has rapidly decreased. However, the current community is active in revitalization efforts to promote new businesses and heritage tourism.

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Scotts Run, West Virginia
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West Virginia, United States
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Cassville, West Virginia

Cassville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,268 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cassville was named after Lewis Cass, a prominent American statesman who served as Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Governor of Michigan.

Jere, West Virginia

Jere is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The community's name most likely is derived from Jeremiah.In her efforts to improve living conditions in the area during the 1930s, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, "I took many, many people to see this village of Jere, West Virginia, along Scott's Run, for it was a good example of what absentee ownership could do as far as human beings were concerned."

New Hill, West Virginia

New Hill is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. New Hill is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-northwest of Morgantown.

Pursglove, West Virginia

Pursglove is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States and one of the communities that make up the Scotts Run region. Pursglove is located on U.S. Route 19, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of downtown Morgantown. Pursglove has a post office with ZIP code 26546.

Chaplin, West Virginia

Chaplin is an unincorporated community and coal town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

Monongalia County, West Virginia

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Osage, West Virginia

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Dents Run Covered Bridge

Dents Run Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1889, and spans Dents Run. The bridge is of Kingpost truss construction and measures 12 feet and 10 inches wide and 40 feet long. By 1981, it was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Bowlby, West Virginia

Bowlby is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

Lynch Chapel United Methodist Church

Lynch Chapel United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1902, and is a small, one-story, rectangular church in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a steeple bell tower with a pyramidal roof with folk Victorian accents such as delicate brackets and scrollwork.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Laurel Point, West Virginia

Laurel Point is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.