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2. National Register of Historic Places listings in New River ...

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   This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google ...

3. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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   President Jimmy Carter signed legislation establishing New River Gorge National River on November 10, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625).As stated in the legislation, the park was established as a unit of the national park system "for the purpose of conserving and interpreting outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects in and around the New River Gorge, and preserving as a free-flowing ...

4. List of national parks of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The New River Gorge is the deepest river gorge east of the Mississippi River. The park primarily covers the lower gorge area around the New River Gorge Bridge, which features some of the country's best whitewater rafting. Smaller noncontiguous sections showcase the ghost town of Thurmond, the scenic Grandview vista, and Sandstone Falls.

5. Exploring New River Gorge, the country's newest national park

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   Adventures on the Gorge is the go-to place to stay and play at the edge of West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.

6. Thurmond, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Most of Thurmond is owned by the National Park Service for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The C&O passenger railway ...

7. Summit Bechtel Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The Summit Bechtel Reserve is located adjacent to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Managed by the National Park Service , the National River comprises approximately 70,000 acres (280 km 2 ) that exemplifies the typically rugged Appalachian Mountains , and is a popular whitewater rafting , mountain biking , rock ...