Hawk’s Next — West Virginia

The incredible view of the New River from Hawk’s Nest has drawn me back year after year. Hawk’s Nest, or Lovers’ Leap as some call it, has a storied history. Native American people groups were aware of the viewpoint long before European settlers entered the region. Only a few miles downriver there are ancient stone pile walls crisscrossing a mountainside. It is unknown who or when these stone walls were constructed. In the 1930s the site became infamous for the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster. During the construction of a 3-mile long tunnel, toxic silica dust filled the tunnel. Within only a few years hundreds of mostly poor workers had died of silicosis. Nonetheless, Hawk’s Nest is a beautiful and historic site to visit.

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