state parks

Summersville Lake’s Battle Run Campground

by Mike

in Atractions,Battle Run,Camping,Featured

Battle Run Campground on Summersville lake  is  located 9 miles  south of Summersville,  on Summersville lake.This is the  largest lake in West Virginia.The water quality is excellent,in fact it is clear as a bell.The bottom can be seen in depths up to 25 feet.Making it a great scuba diving spot.The  sheer sandstone cliffs make Summersville [...]

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Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park

by Mike

in Activities,Atractions,Historical Sites,Parks

Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia. The campaign helped pave the way for the [...]

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