Valley Falls State Park
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Valley Falls State Park is a 1,145 acre (4.63 km²) day use facility sited along both banks of the Tygart Valley River. The park is located about 7 miles (11 km) south of exit 137 of I-79, near Fairmont, West Virginia.
The park's main feature is a half-mile long set of cascades — the "Valley Falls" — that separate Marion and Taylor County, West Virginia. The park and river provide a popular and risky kayaking run.[1]
Although the falls are an inviting spot, swimming is not allowed. [2]
Local tradition had it that early settler Jonathan Nixon, Sr (1753–1799) was the first white man to look upon the falls.[3] In the 19th century a small community thrived along the river at the current state park's location. The ruins of a sawmill and a gristmill are still visible along the river.[2]
Features
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking trails
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Volleyball court
- Fishing
- Kayaking
See also
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References
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- ↑ In Life and Death, a Reminder of Whitewater's Power, Washington Post, July 31, 2005, Page E03, accessed September 6, 2005.
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- ↑ Brinkman, Charles (1939–42), The History of Taylor County, Chapt. 102; published in installments in the Grafton Sentinel; 2 May issue. (These newspaper columns, published from 18 Apr 1939 to 29 Jun 1942 by the Grafton Sentinel, are compiled by the Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society in three volumes [Vol. 1, 1989; Vol. 2, 1992; Vol. 3, 1992]. The columns are produced as 890 "chapters" in the reprinted work.)
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External links
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- Protected areas of Marion County, West Virginia
- Protected areas of Taylor County, West Virginia
- State parks of West Virginia
- Waterfalls of West Virginia
- Protected areas established in 1964
- Landforms of Marion County, West Virginia
- Landforms of Taylor County, West Virginia
- 1964 establishments in West Virginia
- IUCN Category III
- Tygart Valley River