Tomahawk, West Virginia

Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia.[1] The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk.[2] The community includes the historic Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century. The community lies 9.5 miles from Martinsburg.

Tomahawk
Tomahawk Springhouse
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Location within the state of West Virginia
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Tomahawk (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′49″N 78°2′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555816[1]

Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[3]

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