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On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. [3]
Hurricane (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʌ k ɪ n / HUR-uh-kin) [a] is a city in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,977 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] Located roughly equidistant from Charleston and Huntington , it is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area .
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
Camp Creek State Park was created in 1987 by dividing the 550-acre (220 ha) area from Camp Creek State Forest.Camp Creek State Park is located about two miles (3 km) from the Camp Creek Exit (Exit 20) of I-77 in Mercer County, West Virginia.
View north along WV 34 at US 35 in Putnam County WV 34 crosses the Kanawha River over the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge in Winfield, West Virginia. West Virginia Route 34 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 3 three miles (5 km) east of Hamlin.
Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, its population was 57,440. [1] Its county seat is Winfield, its largest incorporated city is Hurricane, and its largest community is the census-designated place of Teays Valley. [2]
While still classified as a "state forest", the West Virginia Legislature has directed that the facility be managed as a state park. The Davis Creek Road entrance to Kanawha State Forest is located at 38°16′53″N 81°38′30″W / 38.28139°N 81.64167°W / 38.28139; -81.64167 (38.28133, -81.64169
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