Grandview Park
N 37° 43.682 W 081° 06.236
17S E 490841 N 4175645
A large park nearby has a overhanging cliff feature.
Waymark Code: WM96BB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2010
Views: 14
Grandview Park (11 miles N), 878 acres, derives name from an overhanging cliff 1300 ft high. In basal Pennsylvanian rocks. New River in this area has cut a steep-walled gorge through Mauch Chunk strata of late Mississippian Age.
West Virginia Department of Archives and History 1974
Marker Title: Grandview Park
Marker Location: Along Highway
County or Independent City: unknown
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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