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Near Hanging Rock in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Ice Mountain

 
 
Ice Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 27, 2009
1. Ice Mountain Marker
Inscription. Huge natural refrigerator, five miles north along North River, where ice is found for several hundred yards on the hottest summer days. Raven Rock, on North Mountain, overs one of the finest views in West Virginia.
 
Erected 2003 by West Virginia Division of Archives & History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 39° 17.988′ N, 78° 36.213′ W. Marker is near Hanging Rock, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 50 and State Highway 29, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta WV 26704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oriskany Sand (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Guns Of Jacob Sheetz (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mount Bethel Church (approx. 7.6 miles away); Grapeshot Among the Pines (approx. 8.4 miles away); Town of Romney (approx. 8.4 miles away); Romney In The Civil War (approx. 8.4 miles away); W. Va School for the Deaf and Blind (approx. 8˝ miles away); Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters (approx. 8˝ miles away).
 
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Ice Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 27, 2009
2. Ice Mountain Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,374 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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