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Germany Valley is a scenic upland valley high in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia originally settled by German (including Pennsylvania Dutch) farmers in the mid-18th century. It is today a part of the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest , although much ownership of the valley ...
Between football games, colorful leaves, and beautiful scenic spots, each state has something special to offer when autumn comes around. Tourism in the fall can bring big business to each state, too.
A scenic view of the New River Valley from Lover's Leap, in Hawk's Nest State Park, Ansted, West Virginia Location of Hawk's Nest. 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.
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]
Largest cave in West Virginia. Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand: 1974 Randolph: Federal An old-growth stand of red spruce and hemlock trees. Part of Monongahela National Forest. Sinnett-Thorn Mountain Cave System: 1973 Pendleton: Private Cave system with waterfalls and deep pits.
West Virginia Circuit Judge George Hill ordered them to stop shredding and hand over the remaining papers. One of the items slated for destruction revealed that the department’s early calculations had actually set the safety limit for C8 closer to 1 part per billion—not 150 parts per billion, the figure announced at the Parkersburg meeting.
Cheat Mountain traverses the entire length of central Randolph County, West Virginia, from a northern point just west of Parsons to a southern point about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of the Randolph/Pocahontas county line, near the community of Stony Bottom, where it impinges upon Back Allegheny Mountain. All but the northernmost 4 miles (6.4 km ...
Bear Rocks is known for its cool climate, alpine appearance and northern wildlife. Strong prevailing winds bring clouds from the west. While rising to clear the ridge of the Allegheny Front they cool, causing mist and rain totaling more than 60 inches (1,500 mm) per year.