Gormania, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Gormania is an unincorporated community along the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia. Gormania lies on the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50), which crosses the North Branch into Gorman, Maryland via Gormania Bridge. It is named for United States Senator from Maryland, Arthur P. Gorman (March 11, 1839 – June 4, 1906).^[2]

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  Gormania, viewed from US 50 bridge, 1940s
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  Gormania postmark

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gormania, West Virginia
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 277.