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September 27, 1990. Middle Mountain Cabins are a set of three historic cabins located in the Monongahela National Forest near Wymer, Randolph County, West Virginia. They were built in 1931, and consist of the Main Cabin and Cabins 1 and 2. The Main Cabin is a one-story, rectangular, stained log building measuring approximately 22 feet by 20 feet.
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 .
This list provides an overview of West Virginia state parks and a brief history of their development and governance since the first state park was dedicated in 1929. State parks range in size from 4 acres (2 ha) to 10,100 acres (4,087 ha). Of the 37 state parks governed by the WVDNR Parks and Recreation Section, 10 are lodge/resort state parks ...
Cabwaylingo State Forest is a 8,125-acre (3,288 ha) [1] state forest in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Cabwaylingo's dense forest was restored and its facilities constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) throughout the 1930s and 1940s. It takes its name from the four surrounding counties: Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mingo.
Seneca State Forest. / 38.32750°N 79.93556°W / 38.32750; -79.93556. Seneca State Forest is a state forest located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Created in 1924, it is the oldest state forest in West Virginia. [2] It is also West Virginia's second-largest state forest at 11,684 acres (47.28 km 2 ).
It was a mostly sunny day on July 4, 1929, when Droop Mountain became the first state park in West Virginia. According to newspaper accounts, as many as 10, 000 poured into the place, to see the ...
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a state park and heritage railroad located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It consists of the Cass Scenic Railroad, a 11-mile (18 km) long 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley ...
Cabins, West Virginia. / 38.99889°N 79.20528°W / 38.99889; -79.20528. Cabins is an unincorporated community on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. [2] Cabins lies within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest .