Boissevain

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Locals and N&W trainmen I've heard, some who worked the Pocahontas Mine
Run, pronounce it as Mr. Phelps recalls--ignore the first "i" and pronounce
as spelled.

Grant Carpenter


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> Dave:

>  

> When I lived in Bluefield in the '50's, my Dad, who did power company  

> service work all over the WV - VA area, always pronounced it pretty much

as it's 

>  spelled - "Bos (rhymes with "Oz") - i (as in "did"; NOT a  long "eee" in 

> spite of the spelling) - vain (LOL as you would expect to  pronounce it)".

>  

> Of course, the residents may have their own idea, so hopefully someone

who  

> lives in the area now can either verify or shoot me down!

>  

> Dave Phelps

>  

>  

> In a message dated 5/25/2010 9:34:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  

> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

>

> This  post brings to mind another question - how does one pronounce  

> Boissevain?

>

> Dave Stephenso