HAWKS NEST
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HAWKS NEST |
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NAME: Hawks Nest 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: Foundations. |
| Hawks Nest was located on the North Bank of Hawks Nest Lake and was formed around the construction of a hydroelectric dam that was built on New River from 1930 to 1933.Originally there was mining in the area and a large bridge was built across the river and named the Hawks Nest railroad bridge. |
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