Sandstone, West Virginia
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ZIP codes 25985 | ||
Sandstone (also New Richmond or New River Falls) is an
Historic variant names were New River Falls and New Richmond.[4] Sandstone takes its name from an old sandstone quarry.[5]
Sandstone is the birthplace of Cornelius Burdette, winner of an Olympic gold medal during the 1912 Summer Olympics. Part of Paramount's 1994 film Lassie was shot here.
Sandstone Falls
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Sandstone Falls is located on the New River to the south of the community.
Sandstone Visitors Center
The Sandstone Visitors Center
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandstone, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 553.
- ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. p. 357.
- ^ NPS.gov
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