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Bower is an extinct town in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

A post office called Bower was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1941. The community had the name of Henry Bower, a railroad official.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bower, West Virginia
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
3. 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. 126.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Sutton
Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton
Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Dutch Elmira Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Hyers Joppa Laurel Fork Letch Little Birch Little Otter McNutt Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Vernon Waggy‡ Wilsie
Ghost towns	Bower Bulltown Exchange Palmer Sleith
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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