Dickson
Dickson is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Dickson is located along Interstate 64, 3.5 miles southwest of White Sulphur Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Dickson, West Virginia” and “Dickson, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenbrier State Forest and The Greenbrier.
Greenbrier State Forest
Forest
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenbrier State Forest is a 5,133-acre state forest between Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Greenbrier State Forest is located on Harts Run, a tributary of Howard Creek, and contains historic Kate's Mountain. Greenbrier State Forest is situated 2 miles south of Dickson.
The Greenbrier
Hotel
The Greenbrier is a luxury resort located in the Allegheny Mountains near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Since 1778, visitors have traveled to this part of the state to "take the waters" of the area. The Greenbrier is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dickson.
Kate’s Mountain
Peak
Kate's Mountain, south of White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, was named for Catherine "Kate" Carpenter, who in September 1756 took refuge with her child on the mountain's peak during an Indian attack in which her husband Nicholas Carpenter was killed near Fort Dinwiddie in the vicinity of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Kate’s Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of Dickson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldwell and North Caldwell.
Caldwell
Hamlet
Caldwell is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Caldwell is located on U.S. Route 60, 3 miles southeast of Lewisburg. Caldwell is situated 2½ miles west of Dickson.
North Caldwell
Hamlet
North Caldwell is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. North Caldwell is located on U.S. Route 60, 2.7 miles southeast of Lewisburg. It is a major trailhead of the Greenbrier River Trail. North Caldwell is situated 3 miles west of Dickson.
White Sulphur Springs
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
White Sulphur Springs is a small town in West Virginia and is perhaps the only place where you can sleep at one of Americas nicest hotels, tour a secret government controlled underground bunker under it, and walk in the footsteps of former American presidents all as part of one experience.
Dickson
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76929° or 37° 46′ 9″ northLongitude
-80.34618° or 80° 20′ 46″ westElevation
1,850 feet (564 metres)Open location code
869XQM93+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 154110767OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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