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Website. wvstateparks.com /park /coopers-rock-state-forest /. Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,747-acre (52 km 2) [1] state forest in Monongalia and Preston counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its southern edge abuts Cheat Lake and the canyon section of Cheat River, a popular whitewater rafting river in the eastern United States.
70000658 [1] Added to NRHP. January 26, 1970. Henry Clay Furnace is an historic iron furnace located in Cooper's Rock State Forest near Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built between 1834 and 1836 by Leonard Lamb. [2] It is a 30-foot square, 30 feet high stone structure in the shape of a truncated pyramid.
List of West Virginia state parks. Babcock State Park located along the New River Gorge. There are 37 state parks in the U.S. state of West Virginia as of 2017. [a] The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) Parks and Recreation Section is the governing body for all 37 state parks and directly operates all but one of them.
Coopers Rock forest is one of state's top performers financially, he said. At the end of May it was 86 % self-sufficient and should reach 100 % through the improvements. State investment in the ...
91000546 [1] Added to NRHP. May 15, 1991. Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage is a historic home and garage located at Cooper's Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The house was built between 1938 and 1940, and is a two-story, symmetrical log building, measuring 35 feet by 43 feet.
Added to NRHP. May 15, 1991. Camp Rhododendron, also known as Camp Rhododendron Recreational Historic District, is a historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp and national historic district located at Cooper's Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, one ...
August 26, 2024 at 7:33 PM. Aug. 26—The West Virginia Department of Tourism on Monday announced Monongalia County's Mason-Dixon Historical Park has been selected for the placement of an Almost ...
While the park itself was closed, the state has retained a 13-acre (5.3 ha) portion of the site. The former lodge has housed the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, including a small geology museum, since the 1970s. The land also provides access from the Coopers Rock State Forest trail system to Cheat Lake. The other 29.16 acres (11. ...