ROYAL

NAME: Royal
COUNTY: Raleigh
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: Ruins.
Royal was home to the first mining operation in Raleigh County and started around 1890. The mine was operated sporadically all the way through 1940.

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