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Inside the Tunnel c 1930 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

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Inside the Tunnel c 1930 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

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In 1930, construction began on a three-mile tunnel through Gauley Mountain located between Ansted and Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. When finished, the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel would divert water from the New River to a hydroelectric plant downstream.

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1930 - 1939
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National Parks Gallery
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