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    Eight waterfalls to visit this summer in West Virginia

    No. 7: Brush Creek Falls

    Brush Creek Falls near Athens, W.Va.

    "An easy half-mile trail leads along Brush Creek to this large falls, the centerpiece of the Brush Creek Nature Preserve. Locals tell me there used to be a mill and a small settlement here. You can still see the stone foundation of the old bridge across the top of the falls. A swimming hole completes the picture. Three other well-known falls are located nearby -- Campbell and Marsh Fork Falls at Camp Creek State Park, and Pipestem Falls near Pipestem Resort State Park."

    Location: near Athens, West Virginia
    GPS: 37.46675 N, 81.06 W
    Height: 25 feet
    Access: Easy


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    David Sibray
    David Sibray
    Historian, real estate agent, and proponent of inventive economic development in West Virginia, David Sibray is the founder and publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390.

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