Grandview Park Marker

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Daniels in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Grandview Park

By Jamie Abel, April 25, 2011

1. Grandview Park Marker

Inscription. Grandview Park (11 miles N.), 878 acres, derives name from an overhanging cliff 1300 ft. high. In basal Pennsylvanian rocks. New River in this area has cut a steep-walled gorge through Mauch Chunk strata of late Mississippian Age.

Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.

Location. 37° 43.678′ N, 81° 6.234′ W. Marker is in Daniels, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. Marker is at the intersection of Ritter Drive (U.S. 19) and Grandview Road (West Virginia Route 307), on the right when traveling north on Ritter Drive. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2157 Ritter drive, Daniels WV 25832, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Camp Jones (approx. 5.5 miles away); Eccles Mine Explosions (approx. 5.8 miles away); Civil War Site (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Attar Center (approx. 5.8 miles away); Beckley (approx. 5.8 miles away); Battle of Clark’s House (approx. 13.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Grandview Park. Photo site for the picturesque park. (Submitted on May 6, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.)

2. Grandview. New River Gorge National River, National Park Service (Submitted on May 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

By Jamie Abel, April 25, 2011

2. Grandview Park Marker

Marker stands at the turn for Little Beaver State Park.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 5, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 195 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.