Near Marlinton in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

More Than Meets The Eye

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 10, 2010

1. More Than Meets The Eye Marker

Inscription. From here you can see much of the Highland Scenic Highway and the Williams River Valley. The Monongahela National Forest was established in 1920 to protect mountain watersheds and to reduce flooding in far away cities. The forest is a protective sponge on the land that slows and filters flowing water.

The Williams River begins just below you. Rain that falls where you now stand flows into the Williams River, and from there into the Gauley River, the Kanawha, the Ohio, the Mississippi, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico: a journey of 1,700 miles!

Site Elevation 4,400 Ft.

Erected by US Forest Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 38° 14.804′ N, 80° 14.433′ W. Marker is near Marlinton, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. It is on Highland Scenic Highway (West Virginia Route 150) 6.4 miles north of Bruffey Reserve ( Route 39), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marlinton WV 24954, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Mountain Fire (approx. 1½ miles away); A History

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Cranberry Glades (approx. 4.8 miles away); William L. "Mudwall" Jackson (approx. 6.9 miles away); Anna Wallace (approx. 6.9 miles away); Battle Of Mill Point (approx. 6.9 miles away); Mill Point (approx. 7 miles away); Natural History and Heritage (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Highland Scenic Highway. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Submitted on August 15, 2010.)

Williams River Valley Overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 10, 2010

2. Williams River Valley Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.