Cucumber, West Virginia

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Cucumber is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 74 at the 2020 census.[1] The community is centered on mining. Named either for nearby Cucumber Creek[2] or for the cucumber trees in the area,[3] it is the only community in the United States with this name. Its post office was still active as of October 2011 (see image).

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The U.S. Post Office in Cucumber
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A postmark from the Cucumber Post Office

Mine collapse

On January 13, 2007, a tunnel collapse at a Brooks Run Mining Company coal mine in town killed two miners.[4][5] Between 2005 and 2008, the Brooks Mining Company extracted 2,093,165 tons of coal.[6]

Demographics

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See also

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  6. Brooks Mining Company info Template:Webarchive, wvminesafety.org; accessed May 14, 2014.