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RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA

editor — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 03:00:00 +0000

RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 101,000 acres in West Virginia (1,300,000 total). While most of this huge National Forest is in Virginia, two sizable tracts are located in the northeastern part of West Virginia. Terrain here is mountainous, and it’s an area of hardwood forest with some pine and hemlock. Hiking and backpacking are possible on over 90 miles of trails in the West Virginia units. Camping and campfires are allowed throughout the region, except near roads or developed areas. No permits are necessary, and no fees required. For more information see the George Washington National

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West Virginia Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:20:00 +0000

Early Latino Presence in West Virginia’s Mining Communities In the early 1900s, West Virginia boasted a prospering economy based on coal mining and an incipient zinc industry. The successful finds of important coal deposits in West Virginia led to the opening of various mines throughout the state. Coal, the primary energy source for America’s industrial economy at the time, required an abundant labor source to keep up with growing demand. West Virginia’s solution was the recruitment and importation of workers among them Spaniards and Mexicans who arrived in West Virginia’s coal and zinc mining towns in the first decades of

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