Cuckoo, Virginia
Cuckoo, Virginia | |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1496864[1] |
Cuckoo is a small
historical marker is at the spot. Its post office [2]
has been closed.
The tavern was named for the cuckoo clock on the wall, supposedly one of the first in Virginia.[3]
George Jackson, the father of Shirley Ann Jackson, American nuclear physicist and President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was a native of Cuckoo.
Earthquake
On Tuesday August 23, 2011, at 1:51 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio
.
References
- ^ "Cuckoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cuckoo post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Dyson, Cathy (July 20, 2003). "History and legend unlock origins of unusual names". The Free Lance-Star. pp. A7. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Magnitude 5.8 – VIRGINIA". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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