Cathedral State Park
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| Cathedral State Park | |
| West Virginia State Park | |
 Cathedral Trail
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  West Virginia |
| County | Preston |
| Elevation | 2,579 ft (786.1 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 132 acres (53.4 ha) [1] |
| Established | 1942 [2] |
| Owner | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Nearest city | Aurora, West Virginia |
  Location of Cathedral State Park in West Virginia
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| Website: Cathedral State Park | |
Cathedral State Park is the largest virgin timber tract remaining in West Virginia. Located on 132 acres (53 ha)[1] about one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Aurora, Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly eastern hemlock.[3]
The United States National Park Service has designated the park as a National Natural Landmark.[4]
While the state of West Virginia has protected the trees of Cathedral State Park from the chainsaw, the park is under significant threat from the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has been detected within 20 miles (32 km) of the park.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008
- ^ (April 1988) Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.
- ^ Forests of the Appalachians Project web site, accessed July 22, 2006.
- ^ Cathedral State Park web site, access July 22, 2006
- ^ "Trees last stand: Park may be last place to see uncut hemlock forest in state", Charleston Gazette, December 19, 2004, accessed July 22, 2006.
[edit] See also
- List of West Virginia state parks
- State park
- List of old growth forests
- List of National Natural Landmarks
[edit] External links
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