Droop, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°5′6″N 80°17′5″W / 38.08500°N 80.28472°W / 38.08500; -80.28472CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty PocahontasTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

24933

Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley.

The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain.^[1] The area lends its name to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle.^[2] The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the park's trails and buildings in the 1930s, as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. Today, a small museum on the park grounds houses Civil War artifacts and discusses the park's CCC history.^[3] Bi-annually, the West Virginia Reenactors Association reenacts the Droop Mountain battle.^[4]

Snowy Day at Droop Mountain
Overlook at the Park

Places of interest

Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, Civil War History
Beartown State Park
Hiking Trails at Both State Parks
The nearby town of Hillsboro, West Virginia
The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace

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. 214.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 38.
^ "Home". droopmountainbattlefield.com.
^ "Home". wvra.org.