Brandywine, WV

Brandywine is a census-designated place located on U.S. Highway 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 178 residents. The town lies along the South Fork South Branch Potomac River at its confluence with Hawes Run. Located nearby within the George Washington National Forest is the Brandywine Recreation Area which includes Brandywine Lake, a reservoir on Hawes Run created by the South Fork Structure Number 13 Dam. That mix gives Brandywine a clear local shape within West Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Located near Brandywine is the Old Probst Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.