Huttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Area
Encyclopedia
Huttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Area is located on 2720 acres (1,100.7 ha) southeast of Huttonsville
in Randolph County
, West Virginia
. The wildlife management area
is centered around the Huttonsville Correctional Center
, a West Virginia
state prison
.
Huttonsville, West Virginia
Huttonsville is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-History:...
in Randolph County
Randolph County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. The wildlife management area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
is centered around the Huttonsville Correctional Center
Huttonsville Correctional Center
Huttonsville Correctional Center is the male maximum security prison for the state of West Virginia, USA. It is located near Huttonsville in a rural area of Randolph County, West Virginia....
, a West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
state prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
.