Today visitors to the New River Gorge see a steep gorge filled with a lush hardwood forest. Before the railroad, the New River, with its whitewater rapids, was a barrier to trade, but with the 1873 completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, the gorge came alive. By the 1890s, more than 30,000 people lived and worked in the gorge. Towns like Kaymoor, Nuttallburg, and Thurmond were hives of act...

By J. Scott Legg
File Size: 45520 KB
Print Length: 131 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (September 6, 2010)
Publication Date: September 6, 2010
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B0099YH8TY
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New River Gorge (Images Of America) reviews:

Fun train ride through what is left of the town. Very interesting to read the history of the town once you have seen it. Well put together, lots of great photos....

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