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View of Hawks Nest near Ansted.

1. Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

View of Hawk's Nest Dam from Lover's Leap near Ansted on Route 60.

2. Hawk's Nest Dam, Fayette County, W. Va.

Hawk's Nest Dam as viewed from Hawks Nest Rock.

3. Hawk's Nest Dam, Fayette County, W. Va.

View from Hawk's Nest showing Lover's Leap on Route 60.

4. View of Lover's Leap from Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

5. Hawk's Nest Dam Viewed from Lover's Leap in Fayette County, W. Va.

People looking at the aerial view of Hawk's Nest Rock and New River Canyon.

6. Hawk's Nest Rock and New River Canyon, Fayette County, W. Va.

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.

7. Hawk's Nest State Park, Fayette County, W. Va.

8. Looking East from Hawk's Nest, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Fayette County, W. Va.

9. View of the New River and Bridge from Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

10. View of Dam and Reservoir from Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

People enjoying the scenic view of the mountains and the river from Hawk's Nest in Fayette County.

11. View from Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

A view of the New River and rapids from Hawk's Nest in Fayette County.

12. Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

13. Hawk's Nest Dam, Fayette County, W. Va.

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.

14. Illustration of Hawk's Nest, Fayette County, W. Va.

Construction on the dam at Hawk's Nest.

15. Hawk's Nest Dam Project, Fayette County, W. Va.

16. New River and Hawk's Nest, from Cotton Hill, Fayette County, W.Va.

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

18. View of New River Gorge from Hawks Nest

'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.'

19. Hawks Nest Overlook Marker

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

'E. M. Bonner and Associates'

21. New River Canyon from Hawk's Nest Rock

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

Post card print showing bridge crossing the New River.

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

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.)

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

Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.

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

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