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The Ultimate New River Gorge Spring Bucket List 

March 31, 2022 2:59 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The end of every season brings new beginnings with new experiences on the horizon. Since brighter days and warmer temperatures are ahead this spring, hit the ground running in America’s newest national park – the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve – with the help of our New River Gorge Spring Bucket List! 


Learn About Black History in the New River Gorge

February 22, 2022 3:51 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In 1926, Harvard-educated historian and former New River Gorge coal miner, Dr. Carter G. Woodson had a bold idea. Woodson, often known as the “Father of Black History” launched a weeklong celebration in February 1926, which coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.