Droop, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County
, West Virginia, in the Greenbrier River
Valley.
The town is most famous for Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle. The Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) constructed the park's trails and buildings in the 1930s, as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
legislation. Today, a small museum on the park grounds houses Civil War artifacts and discusses the park's CCC history. Bi-annually, the West Virginia Reenactors Association reenacts the Droop Mountain battle.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
, West Virginia, in the Greenbrier River
Greenbrier River
The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long, in southeastern West Virginia, USA. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of...
Valley.
The town is most famous for Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Droop Mountain was the site of the last major conflict of the American Civil War in West Virginia. A private in the U.S. Army at the Battle of Droop Mountain, John D...
, site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle. The Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
(CCC) constructed the park's trails and buildings in the 1930s, as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call...
legislation. Today, a small museum on the park grounds houses Civil War artifacts and discusses the park's CCC history. Bi-annually, the West Virginia Reenactors Association reenacts the Droop Mountain battle.
Places of interest
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State ParkDroop Mountain Battlefield State ParkDroop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Droop Mountain was the site of the last major conflict of the American Civil War in West Virginia. A private in the U.S. Army at the Battle of Droop Mountain, John D...
- The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, Civil War History
- Beartown State ParkBeartown State ParkBeartown State Park is a state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia . The land was purchased in 1970 with funds from the Nature Conservancy and a donation from Mrs. Edwin G...
- Hiking Trails at Both State Parks
- The nearby town of Hillsboro, West VirginiaHillsboro, West VirginiaHillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.- History :Hillsboro was named for pioneer John Hill, from North Carolina, who built a log cabin near what is now Lobelia...
- The Pearl S. Buck BirthplaceThe Pearl S. Buck BirthplaceThe Pearl S. Buck Birthplace is a historic home in Hillsboro, West Virginia where American writer Pearl S. Buck was born. The home now serves as a museum offering guided tours...