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2. Hawks Nest State Park - Wikipedia

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   Hawks Nest State Park is located on 370 acres (150 ha) [2] in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia. The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River , some 750 feet (230 m) below. [ 4 ]

3. Hawks Nest, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Hawk's Nest, the site of Hawks Nest State Park, is a peak on Gauley Mountain in Ansted, West Virginia, USA. The cliffs at this point rise 585 ft (178 m) above the New River . Located on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike (the road that served as an extension of the canal across what is now West Virginia), many early travelers on this road ...

4. List of West Virginia state parks - Wikipedia

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   Initially developed as a state forest in 1926. One of West Virginia's first CCC camps was established here in 1933. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it contains the 11-acre (4 ha) Watoga Lake. A historic district containing the park's 103 CCC resources is listed on the NRHP. [124] [196] [198] [199] Watters Smith Memorial

5. Exploring the Mountain State - AOL

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   Mar. 18—ANSTED, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice hosted an event this week at Hawks Nest State Park to announce that West Virginia is "once again blazing new trails in the tourism ...

6. New guides, park renovations help prep for visitor influx - AOL

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   Mar. 19—ANSTED — Bring on the spring and summer hordes. West Virginia is ready, and some park infrastructure upgrades will help make that possible. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was joined by ...

7. Ansted, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   The company changed its name to Hawks Nest Coal Company, Ltd., in 1875, and was reorganized in bankruptcy in 1889 as the Gauley Mountain Coal Company. A scenic view of the New River Gorge from Lovers' Leap in Hawks Nest State Park, Ansted, West Virginia. Colonel Imboden, who was Ansted's first mayor, helped stimulate the growth of the town's ...

8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette ...

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   49 Hawks Nest State Park Rd. 38°07′23″N 81°07′13″W  /  38.1231°N 81.1203°W  / 38.1231; -81.1203  ( New Deal Resources in Hawk's Nest State Park Historic Ansted

9. Lover's Leap - Wikipedia

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   The Lovers' Leap at Hawks Nest State Park in the town of Ansted, West Virginia, along the historic Midland Trail, has a drop of 585 feet (178 m) from a high cliff overlooking the New River Gorge. The promontory was named "Lovers' Leap" by settlers, [ 2 ] and has acquired a legend involving two young Native Americans from different tribes. [ 3 ]