Gad Dam facts
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The Summersville Dam in West Virginia has an extinct town called Gad at the bottom of its lake. Dams are usually named after the closest town in the area but the “Gad Dam” didn’t sit well for some reason.
There's A Ghost Town named Gad Under Summersville Lake in West Virginia created by a dam that was almost called Gad Dam.
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In the 1960s, the town of Gad, WV was flooded when a dam was built. It was almost called the Gad Dam
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1960 a dam in West Virginia almost was named 'Gad Dam'
