Fayetteville, New River Gorge National Park
Location
- 162 Visitor Center Road
- Lansing, WV 25862
- U.S. Route 19, just north of Fayetteville, WV
- 38°4.1′N 81°5.0′W
- Fayette & Raleigh counties
History
Founded by Abraham Vandal and originally called Vandalia but changed to honor the Marquis de Lafayette. Milton Wylie Humphreys came up with and implemented "indirect fire". Both logged and mined.
Features
Part of the New River Gorge National Park.
New River Gorge Bridge (1977), Endless Wall, Long Point, Diamond Point, Kaymoor mine, Fayette Station Road, Fern Creek, Wolf Creek, Butcher Branch, Craig Branch
Links
- Website: New River Gorge National Park
- Album for New River Gorge