Palestine, West Virginia

Palestine is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is located along the Little Kanawha River, [cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= p. 33] at coor dms|39|01|48|N|81|24|24|W|city, at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m). [cite web |url=Gnis3|1544536 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for Palestine (Feature ID #1544536) |author=Geographic Names Information System |authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2007-05-06] Its ZIP code is 26160. [cite web |url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26160 |title= ZIP Code Lookup | accessdate=2007-05-06] The community was named for Palestine.cite book| author=Kenny, Hamill |title= West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains |year=1945 |publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, West Virginia |pages= pp.470-471] Prior to 1905, the name of Palestine's post office was Reedy Ripple, to distinguish its name from a community named "Palatine" in Marion County; the name "Reedy Ripple" derived from an accumulation of gravel in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of Reedy Creek. Palestine gained notice in 2003 for being the hometown of Jessica Lynch.

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