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Salt River, West Virginia

West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray visits a source of the Salt River in West Virginia.

The mouth of the Salt River appears in the middle distance beyond a railroad bridge, which has since been removed. (Photo courtesy Duranny Walls)

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