Mod Branch Dam Number One
Mod Branch Dam Number One is a dam in McDowell, West Virginia. Mod Branch Dam Number One is situated nearby to the hamlet Hemphill, as well as near Capels.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mod Branch Dam Number 4”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McDowell County Courthouse.
McDowell County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Welch, West Virginia. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1979. McDowell County Courthouse is situated 1¼ miles east of Mod Branch Dam Number One.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hemphill and Welch.
Hemphill
Hamlet
Hemphill is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies between Capels and Welch.
Welch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Welch is a town of 1,600 people in West Virginia, and the county seat of McDowell County. Incorporated in 1894, it was named for Confederate captain Isaiah A.
Capels
Hamlet
Photo: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain.
Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Capels most likely was named after the local Capel family.
Mod Branch Dam Number One
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.43678° or 37° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-81.6065° or 81° 36′ 23″ westElevation
1,463 feet (446 metres)Open location code
869WC9PV+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 356528509OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Mod Branch Dam Number One” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mod Branch Dam Number One”
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