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Laurel Mountain's name was derived from the prolific "great laurel" (Rhododendron maximum) which the earliest pioneers found there in profusion the late 1700s.[1]After the June 3, 1861 Battle of Philippi (by some reckonings the first land battle of the Civil War) [citation needed], the Confederate forces, having been routed by the Union Army in Philippi, retreated south.
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Laurel Hill in Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania; the gorge is 1,700 ft, where the Youghiogheny River cuts through the mountains. Spruce Mountain, visible behind Judy Rocks, in eastern West Virginia; the summit of Spruce Mountain, Spruce Knob, is the highest point in the Alleghenies at 4,863 feet (1,482 meters).
Chestnut Ridge rises in southern Indiana County and continues to the south-southwest for approximately 75 miles. The ridge crosses Westmoreland County and Fayette County into West Virginia then gradually disappears into a series of hills and finally ends roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Laurel Creek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from nearby Laurel Creek. [ 2 ]
Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area is located between Dingess and Lenore in Mingo County, West Virginia. Located on 12,856 acres (5,203 ha) of steep terrain with narrow valleys and ridgetops, the WMA contains second growth mixed hardwoods and hemlock with thick understory of mountain laurel and rhododendron .
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Laurel Point (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 39°37′9″N 80°0′29″W / 39.61917°N 80.00806°W / 39.61917; -80