Place:Frenchburg, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

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NameFrenchburg
Alt namesFrenchsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS54006669
TypeCommunity
Coordinates39.3°N 78.65°W
Located inHampshire, West Virginia, United States
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Frenchburg is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Frenchburg is located along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) where the Little Cacapon River is formed by the confluence of the North and South forks of the Little Cacapon east of Shanks. Frenchburg is also the location of the southern terminus of Little Cacapon River Road (County Route 50/9) on U.S. Route 50. Frenchburg is primarily known for the events that took place there during the American Civil War.

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