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Along Forest Road 139 (Hopkins Mountain Rd), north of County Road 16/2 (Alvon-Blue Bend-Anthony Road), approximately 4 miles west of WV 92 37°57′08″N 80°15′52″W / 37.952222°N 80.264444°W / 37.952222; -80.264444 ( Hopkins Mountain Historic
The Island Creek Coal Company, the North East Lumber Company, and the Cole and Crane Real Estate Trust leased 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) encompassing the tree to the West Virginia Game, Fish, and Forestry Commission for it to be managed as a state park for the life of the tree. The commission cleared the surrounding land and made improvements such as ...
Mining was in the Beckley seam. In the late 1930s, the Koppers Coal Company took over coal mining operations in Stotesbury, which ended in 1958. In the mid-1960s, Eastern Associated Coal rebuilt the mine and operated in Stotesbury until the mid-1980s. White Mountain LLC rebuilt the mine in 2001, but closed it down one year later, in 2002. [7]
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, [3] making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. [4]
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. [1] Its county seat is Wellsburg. [2] The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County [3] and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. [4]
Pocahontas County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,869. [2] Its county seat is Marlinton. [3]
The Allegheny Front in West Virginia lies in Mineral County and includes the highest point in the county. Known as "the Pinnacle", it is 3,104 feet (946 m) above sea level. From the abandoned fire tower four states are visible, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. The Allegheny Front is the largest mountain in the county; on the ...
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. [2] Its county seat is Union. [3] Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.