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Droop Mountain, rising 3597 feet above sea level, is located southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219. During the Civil War, it formed a barrier to north-south passage along the west bank of the Greenbrier River , blocking troop movements.
English: Relief location map of West Virginia, USA. Geographic limits of the map: N: 40.8° N; S: 37.0° N; ... Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park; East Lynn Lake;
Droop Mountain is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Droop Mountain is located on the Greenbrier River , 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Falling Spring .
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley [citation needed]. The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain. [1] The area lends its name to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle. [2]
The battlefield site is preserved and administered by West Virginia as Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] The park was dedicated in 1928, and is West Virginia's oldest state park. [ 133 ]
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The park was the site of the Battle of Droop Mountain , the last major battle of the American Civil War in the state taking place on November 6, 1863.
Spruce Mountain is the tallest mountain in the state of West Virginia Back Allegheny Mountain Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort in the Alleghenies of Pocahontas County. Mountains of West Virginia is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of West Virginia. This list includes mountains in the Appalachian range, which covers the entirety of the ...
Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg (also known as Confederate Burial Grounds) is a historic cemetery located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The cemetery is the final resting place of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers from the Battles of Lewisburg (May 23, 1862) and Droop Mountain (November 6, 1863). They are buried in a three-foot ...