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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hardy

ZIP codes
  
26811

Local time
  
Monday 6:39 AM

State
  
West Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1551943

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Weather
  
-7°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 80% Humidity

Lost River is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Lost River lies along West Virginia Route 259.

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Map of Lost River, WV 26801, USA

Being only two hours from Washington, DC, Lost River has become a popular weekend destination, with a sizeable number of people from the Greater Washington Metropolitan region owning vacation homes there. Lost River is particularly popular with the District's gay population, and several local businesses cater to that demographic group.

Historic sites

  • Lost River General Store, WV 259; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

    • Lost River, WV is home to two of the WV Tourism Board/Department of Commerce's 101 Unique Places to Dine for 2012, the Lost River General Store and the Lost River Grill.

    Points of interest

  • Lost River State Park

    • Notable people

  • James Ward Wood, born near Lost River, Founder of Kappa Alpha Order.
  • Richard Tafel, author, gay political activist and founder of Log Cabin Republicans.

    • References

    Lost River, West Virginia Wikipedia
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