GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (WVDN) – Staff at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are pleased to announce that oral history recordings of residents and others with knowledge of the park and region are now available for listening and downloading on the park’s website at nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/oral-history-project .

Recordings include those of individuals interviewed in the early 1980s, many of whom are deceased, and more recent recordings of residents with knowledge of or a relationship with the park. Recordings are listed both alphabetically by last name and by topic, including mining, railroading, and African American History. The site is easy to navigate and available to anyone with access to the internet via laptop or smartphone.

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