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Drawdy Creek Falls near Peytona, WV, Boone County, Hatfield & McCoy Region

A golden summer day draws to a close at Coopers Rock in Coopers Rock State Forest near Cheat Lake, West Virginia, in Monongalia County in the Monongahela Valley Region of northern West Virginia. Photo by Rick Burgess

Autumn at Coopers Rock, Coopers Rock State Forest, Monongalia County, Monongahela Valley Region

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