Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a historic state park in West Virginia preserving the site of a major Civil War battle and offering a museum, monuments, and scenic overlooks.

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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield
state park
associatedWithCommander John Echols
William W. Averell
associatedWithMilitaryForce Confederate Army
Union Army
battleDatePreserved November 6, 1863
country United States
established 1928
governingBody West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
hasActivity hiking
historical interpretation
picnicking
sightseeing
hasAttraction Civil War monuments
battlefield museum
hiking trails
observation tower
picnic areas
scenic overlooks
hasCoordinateRegion southern West Virginia
hasFacility parking areas
picnic shelters
restrooms
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Register of Historic Places
hasStructure interpretive signs
stone monuments
hasTheme American Civil War history
hasViewOf Greenbrier River Valley
surrounding Appalachian highlands
isProtectedArea true
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
West Virginia
locatedNear Hillsboro, West Virginia
locatedOn Droop Mountain
namedAfter Droop Mountain
NRHPListingYear 1970
NRHPReferenceNumber 70000656
NRHPType historic district
openedToPublic 1928
operator West Virginia State Parks
partOf West Virginia state park system
preservesSiteOf Battle of Droop Mountain
primaryHistoricalPeriod American Civil War
significance site of one of the last major Civil War battles in West Virginia

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Pocahontas County, West Virginia contains Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
West Virginia State Parks hasComponent Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Marlinton, West Virginia hasNearbyProtectedArea Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park