Blue Jay, West Virginia
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| Blue Jay, West Virginia | |
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 Blue Jay, West Virginia
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 2,303 ft (702 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25816 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553930[1] |
Blue Jay is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Blue Jay is southeast of Beckley. Its mines have yielded 1,587,229 tons of coal.[2]
Notable people
- Basil Plumley (1920-2012), United States Army soldier portrayed by Sam Elliot in We Were Soldiers[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Jay
- ↑ http://www.wvminesafety.org/hist_tonnage.htm
- ↑ Moore, Harold, and Joseph Galloway. We Are Soldiers Still. 1. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 75. Print.
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