Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a

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located on

Droop Mountain Droop Mountain is a small mountain in the Allegheny Mountains on the border of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties in southeastern West Virginia. It was the scene of one of West Virginia's most important battles during the American Civil War—t ...

in Pocahontas County,

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. The park was the site of the Battle of Droop Mountain, the last major battle of the

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in the state taking place on November 6, 1863. John D. Sutton, a West Virginia

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in the

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at the battle, became the leader in the movement to create the park when he served in the

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. Dedicated on July 4, 1928, Droop Mountain Battlefield became the first state park in West Virginia. The battlefield was transformed into a historical, outdoor recreation area by the

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during the

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. Public reenactments of the battle have been conducted in October of some even-numbered years by the West Virginia Reenactors Association. The park was placed on the

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in 1970. Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located about north of the Lewisburg exit of

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on U.S. Highway 219 and about south of Marlinton on US 219. The park is also near

Beartown State Park Beartown State Park is a state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia (with a small portion of the park also located in Pocahontas County). Th ...

and

Watoga State Park Watoga State Park is a state park located near Seebert in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it covers slightly over . Nearby parks include the Greenbrier River Trail, which is adjacent to the park, B ...

Features

* Droop Mountain Museum with battle artifacts * Lookout Tower *

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* Picnic areas with shelters * Tots playgrounds

Gallery

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Droop Mountain Museum
{{authority control Protected areas of Pocahontas County, West Virginia State parks of West Virginia Pocahontas County, West Virginia in the American Civil War Battlefields of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Protected areas established in 1928 American Civil War museums in West Virginia Museums in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Civilian Conservation Corps in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia 1928 establishments in West Virginia IUCN Category III

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