Cherry Run, West Virginia facts for kids
Cherry Run is a small, quiet community in West Virginia. It's not a big city, but a "hamlet," which means it's a very small village. It sits right next to the Potomac River in Morgan County. This community got its name from a nearby stream, also called Cherry Run, that flows into the Potomac.
Quick facts for kids
Cherry Run
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Householder Road in Cherry Run
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 Cherry Run
Location in West Virginia
Cherry Run
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Morgan |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
About Cherry Run
Cherry Run is an "unincorporated community." This means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. It's part of Morgan County in West Virginia.
A Place for Trains
Cherry Run was once known as Cherry Run Depot. A "depot" is a train station or a place where trains stop. This area was very important for trains because two big railroad companies met here. These were the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) and the Western Maryland Railway.
Trains from both companies would meet and switch tracks here. This made Cherry Run a busy spot for moving goods and people by rail.
Miller Tower's Story
For many years, a special building called Miller Tower stood at Cherry Run. This tower helped control the train tracks and made sure trains could switch safely. It was like a traffic control center for trains.
In 2000, Miller Tower was closed. It was then taken apart and moved to a different location. In 2005, it was put back together at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops site. This way, a piece of Cherry Run's railroad history was saved.
Where is Cherry Run?
Cherry Run is located right on the Potomac River. If you look across the river from Cherry Run, you'll see a place called Big Pool, Maryland on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
You can reach Cherry Run by different roads. Householder Road (Morgan County Route 10) comes from the west. Cherry Run Road (County Route 5) and Fulton Road (County Route 1/5) come from the south, connecting to Martinsburg Road (West Virginia Route 9).
On the main B&O train line, Cherry Run is between Hancock, West Virginia to the west and Little Georgetown, West Virginia to the east.
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See also
In Spanish: Cherry Run (Virginia Occidental) para niños
