Big Run
Big Run is a stream in Gilmer, West Virginia. Big Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Kanawha Drive, as well as near De Kalb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Kanawha Valley Bank and Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary.
Little Kanawha Valley Bank
Historic building
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Little Kanawha Valley Bank is a historic bank building located at Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901 and is a small one-story commercial building with Classical Revival-style details. Little Kanawha Valley Bank is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Run.
Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary
Historic building
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Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary is a historic poor farm infirmary building located near Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 by what is now the Glenville Golf Club, and is a two-story, three-bay, center entrance frame building with a cross-hip pitched roof and Colonial Revival-style details. Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary is situated 2 miles east of Big Run.
Ruddell General Store
Retail building
Photo: ATothS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruddell General Store, also known as the Country Store Museum, is a historic general store building located at Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. Ruddell General Store is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Run.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenville and De Kalb.
Glenville
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Glenville is a town of about 1,100 people and the county seat of Gilmer County, on the Little Kanawha River. It is home to Glenville State University, Cedar Creek State Park and several industrial companies, as well as a federal prison.
De Kalb
Hamlet
De Kalb is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. De Kalb is situated 3½ miles west of Big Run.
Lucerne
Hamlet
Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. Lucerne is situated 3½ miles north of Big Run.
Big Run
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gilmer, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.94759° or 38° 56′ 51″ northLongitude
-80.86538° or 80° 51′ 55″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
86CXW4XM+2RGeoNames ID
4799144
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