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Switchback, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Switchback had its own high school in operation from 1923 to 1953.
For other uses, see Switchback (disambiguation).
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Coordinates: 37°22′16″N 81°23′8″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1555770[1] |
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The community's name most likely refers to the shape of nearby railroad tracks.[2] The James Ellwood Jones House and Pocahontas Fuel Company Store were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[3]