PRINCE

NAME: Prince
COUNTY: Fayette
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cool spring hot summer, cool fall, cold winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late spring, summer and fall
COMMENTS: Located in the New River Gorge. Here is a good reference link.
REMAINS: Semi-ghost - much is left .
Prince is a semi-ghost - with a population today of around 100. In 1910 its population was estimated at 235. There are a lot of vacation homes in the area. Named for William Prince, the towns land was owned by the Prince family. Today Prince is still a stop on the Amtrak railway.

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