Sugar Grove, West Virginia

Sugar Grove is a small community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia.[1] Its ZIP Code is 26815. It is located within the United States National Radio Quiet Zone.

The community was named for a sugar orchard at the original town site.[2] The Bowers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]

The nearby Sugar Grove Station is operated by the National Security Agency.

In 2016, the entire town was up for sale by the General Services Administration.[4] Although significant bids were received,[5] these bids failed to close causing the General Services Administration to resume the bidding process.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Grove, West Virginia
  2. ↑ 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. pp. 609–610.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Aratani, Lori (May 21, 2016). "Fed up with high D.C. housing costs? $1million will buy you an entire West Virginia town". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "U.S. GSA accepts high bid in auction for Sugar Grove Station". WV MetroNews. 26 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "GSA to Open Sealed Bid for the Sugar Grove Station in Eastern West Virginia". 13 September 2016.


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