Pursglove is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Monongalia County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, United States and one of the communities that make up the
Scotts Run
Scotts Run, formerly Scotts Run Station, is a mixed-use development featuring offices, apartments, hotels, retail stores, and restaurants in Tysons, Virginia being developed by Cityline Partners, LLC.
Description
Scotts Run is split into two sec ...
region. Pursglove is located on
U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19 (US 19) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the Eastern United States. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul road, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie.
The highway's southern ...
, northwest of downtown
Morgantown. Pursglove has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 26546.
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Gallery of photos from Pursglove in the 1940s
File:Row of houses in company housing project. This area was flooded about June 1, 1946, when storm sewer (left center in... - NARA - 540290.jpg, Pursglove #2 Mine housing
File:Miner's Memorial Swimming Pool. Pursglove, Monongalia County, West Virginia. - NARA - 540306.jpg, Miner's Memorial Swimming Pool
File:School. Pursglove, Monongalia County, West Virginia. - NARA - 540307.jpg, School, June 1946
File:Settlement House. Pursglove, Monongalia County, West Virginia. - NARA - 540308.jpg, Settlement house
File:Sunday school conducted in the house. Pursglove Coal Mining Company, Pursglove ^2 Mine, Pursglove, Monongalia County... - NARA - 540291.jpg, Sunday school in the house
File:Home and family of Monzel Cox in company housing project. In foreground of picture is caked mud left by flood of... - NARA - 540284.jpg, Children on porch after 1946 flood
See also
*The Shack Neighborhood House
The Shack Neighborhood House serves the people of the once-thriving Appalachian coal mining community of Scotts Run, northwest of Morgantown, West Virginia. Founded by Mary E. Behner in the tradition of the settlement house movement, "The Sh ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
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