Gamble Run is a
stream
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in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
.
Gamble Run was named after John Gamble, a pioneer settler. John Gamble was murdered on this stream in 1850 after visiting a friends house.
[http://www.us-data.org/wv/wetzel/history/mceldowney/46-the-ghost-of-gambles-run.txt ]
See also
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List of rivers of West Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exc ...
References
Rivers of Tyler County, West Virginia
Rivers of Wetzel County, West Virginia
Rivers of West Virginia
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