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“Indirect Firing” marker at Fayetteville

Mill near Fayetteville, WV, Fayette County, New River Gorge Region

A marker pays tribute to the first use of indirect firing in modern warfare, employed in 1863 near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in Fayette County, in the New River Gorge Region.

Historical theater at Fayetteville, WV, Fayette County, New River Gorge Region

Ansted, WV, from Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, New River Gorge Region

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