The public meeting, on Jan. 11, 2024 in Glen Jean, Fayette County, provided the public with the chance to learn more about the buildings being considered for demolition, including those in Thurmond, along with a lesser number of historic structures within the 72,000-acre New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Fayette, Summers and Raleigh counties.
More than two dozen old, deteriorating, and unneeded buildings, from outhouses and houses to hen houses and smokehouses, are being proposed for demolition at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia.
More than two dozen old, deteriorating, and unneeded buildings, from outhouses and houses to hen houses and smokehouses, are being proposed for demolition at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia.
The Canyon Rim Visitor Center at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia will close on January 1, 2024, while the building undergoes extensive renovation, with a reopening date tentatively scheduled for early March. Upgrades to what is the park’s busiest visitor contact station include new exhibits, a new sales area, carpeting, lighting, wall coverings, and