Greenland Gap

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia


Cliffs 800 feet high lining great cleft in the New Creek and Knobley mountain, which rival the famed Franconia Notch of New England. Scene of skirmish in 1863 between General Jones' Confederate cavalry and Federal troops from New Creek.

Near the town of Scheer, WV, in Grant County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Grant_County)

See Also

Topo Map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=4339354.00006999&e=660252.000012034&datum=nad83)

WV Nature Conservancy: Greenland Gap (http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/westvirginia/preserves/art1203.html)

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