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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.
It was created in 1913 by Rufus Switzer, a city council member of West Virginia. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It consists of numerous lengthy walking trails along Four Pole Creek, restroom facilities, picnic tables, shelter with grills and electrical outlets, a children's playground, amphitheater that can be used for small concerts and plays, and an award ...
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 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 ]
In 1946, the City of Williamson purchased the five-acre property where the field house is situated from a local baker for $11,500. The park was to be a World War II veteran's memorial in the form of a recreational center, to serve Williamson City and Mingo County Citizens.
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 ...
Beech Fork State Park is a state park located in Cabell County and Wayne County, West Virginia.The park is located on the tailwater shores of Beech Fork Lake, a flood control impoundment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Beech Fork of Twelvepole Creek.
The West Virginia State Wildlife Center is a zoological park in French Creek, West Virginia. Operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources , the Wildlife Center displays many of West Virginia's wildlife , including both native and introduced species . [ 3 ]