Winifrede, West Virginia
| Winifrede, West Virginia | |
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 Winifrede, West Virginia
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25214 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549250[1] |
Winifrede is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Winifrede is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Chesapeake. Winifrede has a post office with ZIP code 25214.[2] It is home of the Big Eagle Railroad (formerly known as Winifrede Mining and Manufacturing Company, Winifrede Collieries, and Winifrede Railroad), one of the oldest short-line railroad operations in the United States, having been in existence since 1850.[3] The Winifrede Railroad was incorporated in November 1881 and opened in 1882; the original operation was closed in 1988 and reopened as the Big Eagle Railroad in 2000-01.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winifrede, West Virginia
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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