Pictured is the parking area and view of Hawk's Nest State Park on U.S. Route 60, Fayette County. From this station you can see the famous New River Canyon which is visited by thousands of persons each year.
Illustration of Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.
Description:
Taken from Nature by Ed Beyer. Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1857 by Ed Beyer in the Clerk's Office of the District of Virginia. From the Album of Virginia, illustrated by Ed Beyer in 1858. From the photo collection of Gerald W. Sutphin. Library of Congress Print and Photographic Section F34A, No. 34-12, No. 4387B.
'Hawks Nest Rock was so named because in earlier days fish hawks built their nets on this site. The elevation of the rock above New River is 585 feet. The elevation above sea level is 1270 ft. The Dam below has been constructed in conjunction with a tunnel to divert a portion of New River for power creation purposes. This tunnel beginning at the west end of the dam is approximately 3 miles long and has a fall of 160 ft. to create electric power, which is used for industrial purposes at Glen ferris and Alloy. The railroad opposite is the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio.'
