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Scenic Driving in West Virginia »

Authors: Bruce Sloane
ISBN-13: 9780762711376, ISBN-10: 076271137X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Date Published: April 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bruce Sloane

Book Synopsis

Discover some of the most dramatic scenery in the eastern United States. Scenic Driving West Virginia accompanies you on twenty-four drives that highlight the Mountain State's most interesting natural and historic features. Here you will find roaring rivers and white-water rafting, rock ridges and gorges, ancient Indian mounds, Civil War battlefields, high-tech coal mines, virgin forest, springs and spas, and rustic farms.Written by travel journalist and geologist Bruce Sloane, this book provides comprehensive route descriptions, travel information, detailed maps, information on recreational opportunities, historic sites, and more. So pack up the car, grab your camera and Scenic West Virginia, and explore the land of Jamboree USA, the Hatfields and McCoys, and that steel drivin' man, John Henry. (6 x 9, 224 pages, b&w photos, maps)

	Acknowledgments	viii
	Introduction	ix
	Locator Map	xvii
	Map Legend	xviii
1	Northern Panhandle: The Industrial Ohio River	1
2	Moundsville to Fairmont: Rustic Farmland and the Palace of Gold	10
3	Along the Ohio River: New Martinsville to Parkersburg	18
4	Kingwood to Cathedral State Park: Through the Cheat River Gorge	27
5	Romney-Keyser Loop: Route of the Potomac Eagle	33
6	Berkeley Springs to Paw Paw: Springs, Spas, and Tunnels	37
7	Historic Eastern Panhandle: Harpers Ferry to Berkeley Springs	45
8	Center State Ramble: A. Covered Bridge, the Wildlife Center, and Historic Helvetia	56
9	Canaan Valley Loop: Through the State's Highest Valley	63
10	Through Greenland Gap: Moorefield to Scheer	70
11	Lost River and Cacapon River: Clear Streams and Gentle Mountains	76
12	Dolly Sods Scenic Area: On Top of the Allegheny Front	82
13	Potomac Highlands Loop: Seneca Rocks and Smoke Hole Canyon	91
14	Spruce Knob and Spruce Knob Lake: West Virginia's High Point	99
15	Highland Scenic Byway: High Peaks, Bogs, and Waterfalls	105
16	Railroad Loop and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Cass and Durbin Railroads	112
17	New River Gorge and Bridge: Into and Out of the New River Gorge	121
18	Greenbrier River Valley: Lewisburg to Marlinton	129
19	Thurmond Depot: At the Bottom of the New River Gorge	138
20	Hatfield-McCoy Country: Mountain Feuds and Coalfields	144
21	Athens to Lewisburg: Bluestone Gorge and Lake and Pence Springs	150
22	Farm Heritage Road Scenic Byway: Farms and the Spas of Yesterday	159
23	Coal Heritage Trail: Bluefield to Beckley	166
24	The Best of the Midland Trail: Old US 60	173
Appendix	Sources of More Information	180
	Index	191
	About the Author	196

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