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WEST VIRGINIA

editor — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 10:30:00 +0000

WEST VIRGINIA BEST AREAS FOR WILDERNESS CAMPING MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST 901,000 acres. Located in the eastern part of West Virginia, Monongahela National Forest encompasses areas of both the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains. The often wild and rugged scenery includes steep mountain slopes with rocky terrain, some caves, many creeks and waterfalls, and several major rivers. The state’s highest elevation, 4,862-foot Spruce Knob, is here in the 100,000-acre Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. The Seneca Rocks are jagged and sheer-walled rocks which are almost 1,000 feet high. There are also high plains, with heath barrens and bogs, and hardwood forests

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West Virginia Guide for Tourist

editor — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:20:00 +0000

Pinnick Kinnick Hill, a fictionalized account written by Gavin Gonzalez, the son of Spanish migrants, is published. This bilingual text recounts the experiences of a Spanish zinc-mining family in West Virginia. It is the first book to capture the presence of Spanish miners who migrated to the state in the twentieth century. The first Latino college organization in the state of West Virginia, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) at West Virginia University, is founded to promote engagement of the Latino community with the greater American society. Legislation making English the official language is passed. This legislation is largely a

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