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Cowen was named for a president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. [5] [6] Camp Caesar was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [7] The West Virginia Baptist Camp is just outside Cowen, on the Williams River Road. [citation needed] It was established in 1943 and has been in continuous use each summer since then.
Camp Caesar, also known as the Webster County 4-H Camp, is a historic campsite located at Cowen, Webster County, West Virginia.It has 20 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 13 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects.
Opening in 1956, Camp Mountaineer is a premiere year-round camping facility encompassing over 1,000 acres of West Virginia foliage and fauna. Hidden in the hills of Monongalia County, this serene camp has a variety of campsites and program areas near picturesque Strawn Lake.
The Boy Scout resident camp was Camp Madron and the Cub Scout resident camp was Camp T. Ben Johnston. Both were named after former camps of the Southwest Michigan Council that were sold in the 1980s. Council announced in October, 2019, that the camp would close in January, 2020.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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The coal mining communities, or coal towns of McDowell County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor. [1]
The coal mining communities, or coal towns of Raleigh County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor. [1]