FAYETTEVILLE — Despite pleas from several speakers detailing public health safety concerns, the Bridge Day Commission opted Wednesday to move forward with planning for Bridge Day on Oct. 16.
sadams@newsandsentinel.com U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) The New River winds its way through the gorge, a view from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
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Photographed after unveiling a new sign at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center on Wednesday are U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in front; and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., back left, state Sen. Jack David Woodrum, 10th District; Lizzie Watts, superintendent of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve; and state Del. Austin Haynes. In December 2020, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act â legislation that redesignated the New River Gorge National River as the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve â was included and passed in a year-end legislative package. The redesignation made the site the 63rd National Park and the 20th National Preserve in the United States.
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The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserveâs African American Heritage Tour.
Courtesy photo/New River Gorge National Park & Preserve New River Gorge celebrates Black History Month Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserveâs African American Heritage Tour. Courtesy photo/New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
GLEN JEAN â February is Black History Month and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is highlighting the parkâs African American Heritage Tour (AAHT), available for free in CD format at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. The tour can also be found on the park website at African American Heritage Auto Tour - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)