Scrabble, West Virginia

For other uses of the word scrabble, see scrabble (disambiguation).

Scrabble
Unincorporated community
Scrabble Show map of West Virginia Scrabble Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°29′1″N 77°49′57″W / 39.48361°N 77.83250°W / 39.48361; -77.83250Coordinates: 39°29′1″N 77°49′57″W / 39.48361°N 77.83250°W / 39.48361; -77.83250
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Berkeley
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Scrabble is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has been known as Hard Scrabble, Hard Scrabble Town, and Hardscrabble throughout its history.

The community most likely was so named on account of treacherous local terrain.^[1]

Scrabble Historic District


Scrabble Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Scrabble Rd. and Dam No. 4 Rd., Scrabble, West Virginia
Area	62 acres (25 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	06000171^[2]
Added to NRHP	March 22, 2006

Scrabble was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, with the district extending into Jefferson County.^[2] The historic district comprises 62 acres (25 ha) of late 19th century buildings mixed with agricultural lands. The most prominent structures are the 1920 Mount Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and the 1882 Scrabble School. A number of contemporary I-houses and smaller vernacular houses complete the district. The individually listed George Washington Hollida House is also in the district. The district lies primarily on Scrabble Road and Dam No. 4 Road in Berkeley County, and Silver Spring Road in Jefferson County. The county line is marked by Rocky Marsh Run, which runs through the community.^[3]

References

↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 560.
1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Taylor, David (July 2005). "Scrabble Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

Municipalities and communities of Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Martinsburg

City	Martinsburg

Town	Hedgesville

CDPs	Falling Waters Inwood

Unincorporated communities	Allensville Arden Baker Heights Baxter Bedington Berkeley Bessemer Blairton Bunker Hill Darkesville Douglas Grove Files Crossroad Ganotown Georgetown Gerrardstown Glengary Goose Nest Greensburg Grubbs Corner Hainesville Johnsontown Jones Springs Little Georgetown Marlowe Nipetown Nollville North Mountain Pikeside Ridgeway Scrabble Shanghai Spring Mills Swan Pond Tabb Tablers Station Tarico Heights Tomahawk Union Corner Van Clevesville Vanville Winebrenners Crossroad Wynkoop Spring

Ghost town	Foltz

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types

Lists by county	Barbour Berkeley Boone Braxton Brooke Cabell Calhoun Clay Doddridge Fayette Gilmer Grant Greenbrier Hampshire Hancock Hardy Harrison Jackson Jefferson Kanawha Lewis Lincoln Logan Marion Marshall Mason McDowell Mercer Mineral Mingo Monongalia Monroe Morgan Nicholas Ohio Pendleton Pleasants Pocahontas Preston Putnam Raleigh Randolph Ritchie Roane Summers Taylor Tucker Tyler Upshur Wayne Webster Wetzel Wirt Wood Wyoming

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Category:National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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