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• Fishing

  … to its relative abundance, is the smallmouth bass, a tenacious fighter whose surface acrobatics are a delight. New River, Greenbrier River, and the "South Branch":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/514 are all excellent smallmouth streams. In …

• Flood Control

  … West Virginia, especially in the headstream areas of the Greenbrier, Potomac, Monongahela and Little Kanawha rivers, resulted in 47 … ;:https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2443 killed 23 people in Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties.

• Flood of 1985

  … ;Potomac":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904, "Greenbrier":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33, and & … hamper rescue operations from the air. The Cheat and Greenbrier rivers crested at record levels. Record water heights …

• Floods

  … 2443 devastated communities in Kanawha, Nicholas and Greenbrier counties, causing 23 deaths. A storm … up to 5 inches of rain, and Greenbrier nine inches, in a single day. … flooded Richwood, while Howard’s Creek in Greenbrier County flooded the golf course and …

• Endangered Species

  … Mercer County, Laurel Creek of Cherry in Greenbrier and Nicholas County, North Fork of Cherry in Greenbrier County, and Pinnacle Creek in Wyoming County. The … in West Virginia at two sites in Greenbrier County. Fact sheets on threatened and …

• Flora

  … beauty. East of the Alleghenies on the Potomac and Greenbrier drainages the forest is oak-hickory-pine except for … scrub oak, mountain laurel, flame azalea, redbud, deerberry, "greenbrier":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2164, sweetfern, …

• The Environment

  … development, and "second homes":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/214 is common in the Eastern Panhandle, Greenbrier Valley, and around most cities. The sprawl put stresses on natural resources and the environment, with greater demands for …

• Exploration

  … the "Loyal Company":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1462; Walker and others observed moves by the "Greenbrier Company":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2166 in southeastern parts of West Virginia; and John Howard and & …

• Fayette County

  … County was formed by the General Assembly of Virginia on February 28, 1831. Its territory was carved from Kanawha, Nicholas, Greenbrier, and Logan counties. Parts of Fayette were taken to create Raleigh County in 1850 and Summers in 1871. The county …

• Barger Springs

  … in Summers County, on the Big Bend of the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33, was … a new pavilion over the spring, and renamed their development Greenbrier Springs. In 1905, the company constructed a three-story wooden …

• ‘‘The Wreck on the C&O’’

  … Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys; Joan Baez; and Doc Watson. A historical marker on State Route 3 at Bellepoint in Summers County memorializes the tragic event. Alley is buried in the Greenbrier Baptist Church cemetery in Alderson.

• Summers County Bobcats

  … High School set a boys-girls record by winning 105 games in a row. The Lady Bobcats’ streak began with a victory over Greenbrier East on February 2, 2008, and continued until January 15, 2012, when they were defeated by Scott High School. The Skyhawks, …

• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve

  … the project, including $25 million from "Jim Justice":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2350, the owner of the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs. The money was used to build the main campground at the facility. "Consol Energy …

• American Mountain Theater

  … the state. The theater promoted other tourist activities in Randolph County, as well, including excursions on the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Starting in January 2012, the cable network RFD TV, which focuses on rural life, began airing 30- …

• Megalonyx jeffersonii

  … in Philadelphia. Other _Megalonyx_ fossils have been found in two Monroe County caves and caves in Pendleton County and Greenbrier County. Such fossils have also been found in others parts of the United States. Replicas of the _Megalonyx jeffersonii_ …

• National Natural Landmarks

  … Cave":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1767 and "Lost World Caverns":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1458 in Greenbrier County. Both of these are open to the public. The two other caves are the "Greenville Saltpeter Cave& …

• Alderson Lion

  On October 4, 1890, a traveling circus called the French & Company’s Great Railroad Show arrived in Alderson. While in town, the show’s lioness gave birth to three cubs. Having no space or time to raise them, Mr. French instructed one of his employees …

• Ralph Pomeroy

  Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Eugene Pomeroy (March 26, 1930-October 15, 1952) was born in Quinwood, Greenbrier County, the second of nine children. After graduating from Crichton High School in 1948, he worked for the Imperial Smokeless Coal Company in …

• Old White Golf Course

  … Hotel, the predecessor of "the Greenbrier":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson. Greenbrier golf professional "Sam Snead& … courses that host PGA tournaments. The Greenbrier features three other golf courses, …

• McCoy’s Fort

  … William McCoy, one mile north of present Williamsburg in "Greenbrier County":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2168. Local … and McCoy’s Fort not only preserved the New River-Greenbrier settlements but also contributed to the shift to a more …

• Crayfish

  … crayfish. Ironically, the New River Crayfish only occurs in the Greenbrier River in West Virginia, and does not occur in West Virginia’s … (<em>Cambarus nerterius</em>), and the Greenbrier Crayfish (<em>Cambarus smilax</em>), three …

• Snowstorm of January 1978

  … would eventually mix with sleet and freezing rain. Those expectations were realized over the southern mountains and the Greenbrier Valley, including Beckley, Bluefield, and Lewisburg. This reduced the snow accumulations there. However, further west and …

• Flood of 2016

  … that make up Clay, Nicholas, Webster and Greenbrier counties on June 21, 2016, … White Sulphur Springs and its world-famous Greenbrier resort, forcing the cancellation of the … the state’s Potomac, Cheat and Greenbrier River watersheds; and four other floods. …

• Graham House

  … around 1770 by Colonel James and Florence Graham near the "Greenbrier River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33 in Lowell, … Jane, went with her on one trip. They crossed the Greenbrier River, and Jane asked Elizabeth what they would eat on …