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1. View of Hawk's Nest and New River Canyon, Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.

IDNO:
053745
Title:
View of Hawk's Nest and New River Canyon, Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.

2. Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052405
Title:
Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall who came here in 1812. Engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. On U.S. Route 60." Published by Genuine Curteich. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

3. New River Canyon From Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.

IDNO:
044944
Title:
New River Canyon From Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall who came here in 1812. Engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. On U.S. Route 60." Published by Genuine Curteich. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Post card print showing bridge crossing the New River.

4. View From Lover's Leap at Hawks Nest, W. Va.

IDNO:
038272
Title:
View From Lover's Leap at Hawks Nest, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Post card print showing bridge crossing the New River.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

5. Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the West

IDNO:
035264
Title:
Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the West
Date:
1862
Description:
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

6. Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the East

IDNO:
035263
Title:
Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the East
Date:
1862
Description:
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

7. Civil War Camp Anderson - Hawk's Nest 800 Feet High on New River, W. Va.

IDNO:
035257
Title:
Civil War Camp Anderson - Hawk's Nest 800 Feet High on New River, W. Va.
Date:
1862
Description:
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."
'E. M. Bonner and Associates'

8. New River Canyon from Hawk's Nest Rock

IDNO:
034878
Title:
New River Canyon from Hawk's Nest Rock
Description:
'E. M. Bonner and Associates'

9. Horse Shoe Bend at Hawks Nest on New River, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034455
Title:
Horse Shoe Bend at Hawks Nest on New River, Fayette County, W. Va.
'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.'

10. Hawks Nest Overlook Marker

IDNO:
031305
Title:
Hawks Nest Overlook Marker
Date:
1949
Description:
'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.'

11. View of New River Gorge from Hawks Nest

IDNO:
025606
Title:
View of New River Gorge from Hawks Nest
Date:
1939

12. Aerial View of Construction at Hawks Nest Dam in Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012586
Title:
Aerial View of Construction at Hawks Nest Dam in Fayette County, W. Va.