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The name Bendix Woods originates from the Bendix Corporation which donated the land to St. Joseph County for the creation of a park. The park's historical significance, however, dates to its establishment by the Studebaker Corporation, formerly of nearby South Bend, Indiana, as the first model test facility for an American automobile company.
West Virginia State Forests [1] Forest County Area Accommodations Historical Interest Swimming Gift Shop Lakes Boat Rentals Acres Hectares Cabins Camping Cabwaylingo: Wayne: 8,125 [1] 3,288 14 21 Calvin Price: Greenbrier Pocahontas: 9,482 [1] 3,837 Camp Creek: Mercer: 5,397 [1] 2,184 Coopers Rock: Monongalia Preston: 12,747 [2] 5,159 50 [3 ...
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
Pages in category "Rivers of Wood County, West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Little Kanawha River; N. Negro Run (West ...
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, [1] making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. [2] The county was formed in 1798 from the western part of Harrison County and named for James Wood, governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. [3]
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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is a state park located on Blennerhassett Island, a small island in the Ohio River, located in Wood County, West Virginia, USA. The property was the site of a Palladian mansion owned by Harman Blennerhassett , a participant in some of the alleged intrigues of Aaron Burr , and his wife Margaret Agnew ...