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Saint Anthony’s shrine at Boomer

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

Saint Anthony’s Shrine at Boomer, near Smithers, West Virginia, in western Fayette County, once served a significant population of Italian coal miners and their families in the New River Gorge Region.

Marina at Summersville Lake near Summersville, WV, Nicholas County, New River Gorge Region

Cathedral Cafe, Fayetteville, WV, Fayette County, New River Gorge Region

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