Home The name 'Old Woman Run' in West Virginia conceals a surprising origin View from Old Woman Run Road

View from Old Woman Run Road

A fog settles in the vale of Granny Creek, as seen from Old Woman Run in Braxton County near Sutton, West Virginia.

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