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100 Days in Appalachia

Category / Tourism

Tourism

Five Years After It Became a National Park,  There’s a Growing Divide In West Virginia’s New River Gorge

October 28, 2025 by Caelan Bailey

Many long-time West Virginians see the divide between their reality of the area — a community that still faces long-standing infrastructure and quality-of-life issues — and the version accessible to tourists.

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