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Droop Mountain is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Droop Mountain is located on the Greenbrier River , 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Falling Spring .
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley [citation needed]. The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain. [1] The area lends its name to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle. [2]
The new state was officially recognized on June 20, 1863. Pocahontas County was added to the new state of West Virginia without the input of the citizens. The new state government in Wheeling reorganized the county militia as a Unionist force. After the war most of the voters in the county were disfranchised due to their support of Richmond and ...
Droop Mountain, rising 3597 feet above sea level, is located southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219. During the Civil War, it formed a barrier to north-south passage along the west bank of the Greenbrier River , blocking troop movements.
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located about 25 miles (40 km) north of the Lewisburg exit of I-64 on U.S. Highway 219 and about 15 miles (24 km) south of Marlinton on US 219. The park is also near Beartown State Park and Watoga State Park .
The battlefield site is preserved and administered by West Virginia as Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] The park was dedicated in 1928, and is West Virginia's oldest state park. [ 133 ]
Watoga State Park is a state park located near Seebert in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it covers slightly over 10,100 acres (41 km 2 ). [ 2 ] Nearby parks include the Greenbrier River Trail , which is adjacent to the park, Beartown State Park , and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park .
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