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Touring Beard Heights in United States
Beard Heights in the region of West Virginia is a city located in United States - some 173 mi or ( 278 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Beard Heights is now 10:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Beard, Spice, Christiansburg, Harrisonburg, and Lynchburg. Being here already, consider visiting Beard . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Beard Heights ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Natures Mountain Podcast, Introducing Pocahontas County
Natures Mountain Podcast Intro gives you a just a taste of the many things to do in Pocahontas County, WV. Follow along the series as we show you some of the many activities available. ..
C&O RR Marlinton WV Station (May 9 1997)
Takie a few minutes with us and have a look the historic Marlinton Station of the former Chesapeake & Ohio RR, now a visitors' center for Pocahontas County WV, complete with semaphore signals. If you' ..
Real Estate For Sale Marlinton, WV $9900
Red Oak Realty, For Sale Listing# 4461 Marlinton, Lot bordering Greenbrier River trail. Lot has city water and sewer available and features apple, and chestnut trees. $9900 ..
Real Estate For Sale Marlinton, WV $45219
Red Oak Realty, For Sale Listing# 4279 Marlinton recently upgraded 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home. Original Hardwood floors and windows, brand new walls and ceilings through-out. Full basement, and large bac ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hillsboro, West Virginia
Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census.
Located at 38.14 -80.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Pocahontas County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,719. http://quickfacts. census. gov/qfd/states/54/54075. html It was established in 1821 and is named after the Native American chief's daughter from Jamestown, Virginia. Its county seat is Marlinton. Pocahontas County is the home to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank Telescope and is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone.
Located at 38.32 -80.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Denmar Correctional Center
The Denmar Correctional Center (DCC) is a state prison located near Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. Built on the site of the former Denmar Hospital (a facility for tuberculosis patients which closed in 1990), DCC was converted to a prison in 1993. A further building project was completed in 2000, including an Industries/Vocational Building.
Located at 38.09 -80.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Battle of Droop Mountain
The Battle of Droop Mountain was a battle in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, that occurred November 6, 1863, during the American Civil War. Confederate forces engaged, but failed to prevent Union forces under Brigadier General W.W. Averell from a rendezvous with other Federal troops in a joint raid on Confederate railways. Droop Mountain was one of the largest engagements in West Virginia during the war.
Located at 38.11 -80.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Gesundheit! Institute
The Gesundheit! Institute (German for 'Good health!') is a project founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams in 1971, located outside of Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The Institute states its vision as being dedicated to revolutionizing health care delivery by replacing what the Institute sees as greed and competition with generosity and compassion. Creation of Gesundheit! Institute was a topic of the 1998 movie Patch Adams starring Robin Williams.
Located at 38.09 -80.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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