Kabletown, West Virginia

Kabletown is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. The town lies along Bullskin Run near the Shenandoah River on Kabletown Road (County Route 25). Kabletown is located on land that was purchased by Daniel Kable in 1814 and was named in his honor. The land was acquired from Daniel Musselman who originally purchased it from Fernando Fairfax, a nephew of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Kabletown's population was 10,073 in 2000. [http://www.city-data.com/city/Kabletown-district-West-Virginia.html]

The town was the site of an American Civil War skirmish on November 18, 1864, when Confederate partisans under Colonel John S. Mosby defeated Blazer's Scouts, inflicting 42 casualties, almost half of the Union force.

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* [http://www.shannondale.org/ Shannondale and Beyond] , A Blue Ridge Mountain Community Forum