Home The secret origins of Twistabout Creek’s twisting W.Va. name Chimney Rock at Elkhurst, West Virginia

Chimney Rock at Elkhurst, West Virginia

West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray peers into the forest canopy above Twistabout Creek.

A chimney rock at Elkhurst is among the interesting geographic landmarks in the Twistabout section of Elk River in West Virginia. (Photo courtesy David Sibray)

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