Eve West, Chief of Interpretation at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, guides you through the many highlights and activities offered at this beautiful West Virginia treasure.
Born in West Virginia my grandfather had a photo album of black & white pictures of the construction of the bridge. He would periodically drive out there & snap pictures.
I am retired now, but have been privileged to work on two geologic mapping projects in and around the gorge one lasted about two years and one took three. There was limited mining very near if not actually in the park boundaries in the 1970s. I collected coal samples in those mines. Oh, I also watched the bridge being built from the beginning to the dedication!
National River was more protected than the national park we got more min wage jobs created with a higher cost of living you did not think the common folk got a raise rich got richer just saying love my home its changed our park service is awesome just the same
W. Virginia is a different kind of place. I drive all over the country and it feels like going back to 1970. It’s fun to see the first time but after that it’s just a pain in the ass.
