The Trough
The Trough is a 6-mile-long wooded gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River and situated in the Allegheny Mountains of Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, US.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sector and Wickham.
Sector
Hamlet
Sector is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the west bank of the South Branch Potomac River on Fleming-Sector Road across the river from the community of Glebe.
Wickham
Hamlet
Wickham is an extinct unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It originally developed as a stop on the South Branch Valley Railroad in the Trough.
Pancake
Hamlet
Pancake is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Pancake is located on Pancake Road, once connecting to South Branch River Road across the South Branch Potomac River. Pancake is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Trough.
The Trough
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 722 feet
- Description: gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in West Virginia
- Category: landform
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“The Trough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Trough”
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