Pleasant Dale is an
unincorporated community in
Hampshire County in the
U.S. state of
West Virginia. Pleasant Dale is located between
Capon Bridge and
Augusta on the
Northwestern Turnpike (
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
).
Tearcoat Creek
Tearcoat Creek (officially Tear Coat Creek, per 1931 federal Board on Geographic Names decision) is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 free-flowing tributar ...
flows through Pleasant Dale and offers
whitewater rafting in the
Spring
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from the U.S. Route 50 bridge to its
confluence
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with the
North River.
The community was named for a scenic dale near the town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Northwestern Turnpike
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