Goose Pimple Junction is an
unincorporated community in
Washington County, Virginia
Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,935. Its county seat is Abingdon.
Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statis ...
, in the
United States.
History
Goose Pimple Junction was so named when the domestic disputes of a couple in town were loud enough to give a neighbor
goose pimples
Goose bumps, goosebumps or goose-pimples are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is tickled, cold or experiencing strong emotions such as fear, euphoria or sexual arousal.
The fo ...
.
Goose Pimple Junction has frequently been noted on lists of
unusual place names
Unusual place names are names for cities, towns, and other regions which are considered non-ordinary in some manner. This can include place names which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous or highly charged words, as well as place ...
. Its road signs are a popular visitor attraction, and have been
stolen by souvenir-hunting tourists at least a dozen times.
References
Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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