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Olson is located at the southern end of Backbone Mountain northeast of Parsons in Tucker County, West Virginia. The southern end of Backbone Mountain is the site of West Virginia's first fire tower, originally built by the state in 1922. [1] This tower was later given to Monongahela National Forest, which replaced it in 1963 with the current tower.
Parsons is the largest city in and county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. [6] The population was 1,322 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] Parsons is located at the confluence of the Shavers Fork and the Black Fork , forming the head of the Cheat River .
While a cataract bog is host to plants typical of a bog, it is technically a fen, not a bog. Bogs get water from the atmosphere, while fens get their water from groundwater seepage. [11] Cataract bogs inhabit a narrow, linear zone next to the stream, and are partly shaded by trees and shrubs in the adjacent plant communities. [12]
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, [3] making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. [4]
The Cheat is formed at Parsons, West Virginia, by the confluence of Shavers Fork and Black Fork. Black Fork is fed by the Blackwater River and by the Dry, Glady, and Laurel Forks — these are traditionally referred to as the five Forks of Cheat. (The "High Falls of Cheat" [15 feet/4.6 m high] is a few miles upstream of Bemis on Shavers Fork.)
Pages in category "Bogs of West Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cranberry Glades;
The Mud River is a tributary of the Guyandotte River in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The river is popular with muskellunge anglers. The Mud River was so named on account of the muddy character of its water. [1] [2]
People from Parsons, West Virginia (4 P) Pages in category "People from Tucker County, West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.