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In May 2000, West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood purchased 25 acres (100,000 m 2) of Blackwater Canyon for $50,000 an acre and added it to Blackwater Falls State Park. Allegheny Wood Products , the timber company that owns about half of the Blackwater Canyon today, donated an additional 100 acres (0.40 km 2 ).
Adams, Kevin (2002), Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide; Menasha Ridge Press. Rehbein, Ed and Randall Sanger (2011), West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge; Terra Alta, West Virginia: Headline Books, Inc. [Photographs]
The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run [1] as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia.They are within Blackwater Falls State Park [3] and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series.
In fact, these photos are all inspired by your favorite fall activities: planning a leaf-peeping trip, exploring hay rides and corn mazes, and visiting your local orchard for some apple picking ...
SNOWSHOE, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia’s higher elevations got a taste of winter overnight on Monday and woke up to the state’s first snow of the season Tuesday morning.
Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States.The south peak is the only peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques on the East Coast of the United States.
Canaan Valley (locally / k ə ˈ n eɪ n /) is a large bathtub-shaped upland valley in northeastern Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.Within it are extensive wetlands and the headwaters of the Blackwater River which spills out of the valley at Blackwater Falls.
Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The park was opened in 1968 and was completed by 1975. The park was opened in 1968 and was completed by 1975. The two namesake waterfalls are accessed by a hiking trail and are located about 1/2-mile apart [ 3 ] on the Marsh and Black Forks of Cabin Creek.