Cathedral State Park
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Cathedral State Park is the largest virgin timber tract remaining in West Virginia. The park features trees of up to 90 feet in height and 16 feet in circumference.[1] Located on Script error: No such module "convert".[2] about one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Aurora and five miles west of Redhouse, Maryland, Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly eastern hemlock.[3] Rhine Creek runs through the park.[1]
The National Park Service has designated the park as a National Natural Landmark in 1965.[4]
The park is under significant threat from the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has been detected within Script error: No such module "convert". of the park.[5]
History
Mr Branson Haas, a workman for the Brookside hotel, purchased the land in 1922 and sold it to the state of West Virginia in 1942.[1] It was included in the Brookside Historic District.[6] The park was entered in the National Registry for Natural History Landmarks on October 6, 1966.[1] The Society of American Foresters recognized the park in 1983 in its National Natural Areas program.[1]
In 2004, the state's largest hemlock tree was felled by lightning.[1]
In October 2012, the park suffered extensive damage resulting from snowfall produced by Hurricane Sandy.[4]
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An Eastern Hemlock in Cathedral State Park
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Hemlock in Cathedral State Park
Trails
| Trail Name | Trail Length[1] | |
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| ft | m | |
| Cathedral Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Giant Hemlock Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Partridge Berry Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Trillium Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Cardinal Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Wood Thrush Trail | Template:Cvt | |
| Old Oakland Road | Template:Cvt | |
See also
- List of West Virginia state parks
- State park
- List of old growth forests
- List of National Natural Landmarks
- List of National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia
References
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- ↑ Forests of the Appalachians Project web site, accessed July 22, 2006.
- ↑ a b Cathedral State Park web site, access July 22, 2006
- ↑ "Trees last stand: Park may be last place to see uncut hemlock forest in state", Charleston Gazette, December 19, 2004, accessed July 22, 2006. Template:Webarchive
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External links
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- State parks of West Virginia
- Protected areas of Preston County, West Virginia
- National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia
- Northwestern Turnpike
- Protected areas established in 1942
- National Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- IUCN Category III
- Historic district contributing properties in West Virginia