Piercys Mill, West Virginia
Piercys Mill is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Piercys Mill is 10.8 miles (17.4 km) north-northeast of Alderson.
Piercys Mill, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′37″N 80°34′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Greenbrier |
Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555343[1] |
Within the community is Piercy's Mill Cave, a privately-owned cavern that extends just under a mile.[2] A stream flows out of the cave's mouth and into Muddy Creek, a tributary of the Greenbrier River. A side passage inside of Piercy's Mill Cave leads to a series of rimstone dam rooms.[3]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Ludington Cave & Piercy's Mill Cave". GeoCities. Retrieved 16 Jan 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Rose, Tammy Marie (2016-04-03). "Going Into These 6 West Virginia Caves Is Like Entering Another World". OnlyInYourState. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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