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Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District (GHPRD) is the parks and recreation government agency for Huntington, West Virginia, USA. Founded in 1990, the GHPRD has 19 employees including their Executive Director , Kathy McKenna.
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
Ritter Park is located in Huntington, West Virginia. It is a public park maintained by the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District. It was created in 1913 by Rufus Switzer, a city council member of West Virginia.
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of West Virginia. While formerly known as the cabinet-level Department of Natural Resources, it is now part of the West Virginia Department of Commerce . [ 1 ]
The section of the lake from just upstream of the Bluestone River to Bluestone Dam is in Bluestone State Park; the rest of the lake in West Virginia basin comprises Bluestone WMA. [6] All together, the WMA comprises 18,019 acres (72.92 km 2 ) of land and water.
Ritter Park is a public park in Huntington, West Virginia. Ritter Park, also known as the heart of Huntington, [ 1 ] is operated and owned by the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District . [ 2 ]
The park is located near Union in Monroe County, West Virginia. The park sits on the shores of 144-acre (0.58 km 2) Moncove Lake, and underneath the flyway of the fall eastern hawk migration. The current park superintendent is John Dempsey, a West Virginia native and life-long resident. Power boats on Moncove Lake are limited to 5 horsepower (3 ...
Cedar Creek State Park is sited on 2,588 acres (1,047 ha) [2] along Cedar Creek [4] in Gilmer County, West Virginia, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Glenville.Two of the buildings at the park are historical restorations of West Virginia's pioneer days, including a log cabin now used as the campground check-in station, and the Pine Run One Room School, an old one-room schoolhouse ...