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West Virginia Fire Sky - The sky is red and orange as the sun sets

West Virginia Fire Sky - The sky is red and orange as the sun sets

West Virginia Fire Sky, by Nelly McGuire; Meadow Bridge (Fayette County); Creative Interpretation - Color - Adult: 1st place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Mining Supplies

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Mining Supplies

Mining Supplies, by Angelica Carothers; Whipple (Fayette County); Historic Object - Black and White - Adult: 2nd place

Lanterns From the Past & Present

Lanterns From the Past & Present

Lanterns From the Past & Present, by Valerie Vaughn; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Object - Color - Adult: 3rd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Grinding Mill

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Grinding Mill

Grinding Mill, by Emily Carothers; Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Color - Youth 11-14: 1st place

Foggy Steps to Turkey Spur - A set of stone steps going up a hill in the woods

Foggy Steps to Turkey Spur - A set of stone steps going up a hill in t...

Foggy Steps to Turkey Spur, by Connie Boley-Lilly; Grandview - New River Gorge National River (Raleigh County); Historic Landscape - Color - Adult: 1st place

Trains, Trains, and More Trains!

Trains, Trains, and More Trains!

Trains, Trains, and More Trains!, by Braelyn Johnson; Williamson Rail Yard (Mingo County); Historic Landscape - Black and White - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Through the Mountain - National Parks Gallery

Through the Mountain - National Parks Gallery

Through the Mountain, by Braelyn Johnson; Kimball (McDowell County); Creative Interpretation - Color - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Looking Down Into the Wheel - A large water wheel sitting next to a building

Looking Down Into the Wheel - A large water wheel sitting next to a bu...

Looking Down Into the Wheel, by Mathew Carothers; Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park (Fayette County); Creative Interpretation - Color - Youth 6-10: 2nd place

A Walk Through Time - An empty street with cars parked on the side of it

A Walk Through Time - An empty street with cars parked on the side of ...

A Walk Through Time, by Braelyn Johnson; (Mingo County); Historic Landscape: Color - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Tourist Attraction - New River Gorge Bridge

Tourist Attraction - New River Gorge Bridge

New River Gorge Bridge, by Vanessa Hopkins; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Creative Interpretation - Color - Adult: 2nd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Forgotten Beury

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Forgotten Beury

Forgotten Beury, by Amanda Fisher; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Landscape - Color - Adult: 3rd place

A Whipple Store - National Parks Gallery

A Whipple Store - National Parks Gallery

A Whipple Store, by Angelica Carothers; Whipple Company Store (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Black and White - Adult: 1st place

It's Nearly a Ghost Town - A black and white photo of a train track

It's Nearly a Ghost Town - A black and white photo of a train track

It's Nearly a Ghost Town, by Valerie Vaughn; Thurmond (Fayette County); Historic Landscape - Black and White - Adult: 2nd place

Tourist Attraction - Bridge Above Bridges

Tourist Attraction - Bridge Above Bridges

Bridge Above Bridges, by Shannon Shank; New River Gorge National River, (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Color - Adult: 3rd place

Nuttallburg Coal Tipple - National Parks Gallery

Nuttallburg Coal Tipple - National Parks Gallery

Nuttallburg Coal Tipple, by Valerie Vaughn; Nuttallburg, New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Adult: 3rd place

Who Mourns for Logan? - A statue of a woman standing in a field of flowers

Who Mourns for Logan? - A statue of a woman standing in a field of flo...

Who Mourns for Logan?, by Nancy Peyton; Chief Logan State Park (Logan County); Historic Object - Color - Adult: 2nd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Rising Fog

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Rising Fog

Rising Fog, by Josh Davis; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Color - Adult: 2nd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Sandstone Falls

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Sandstone Falls

Sandstone Falls, by Kilsong Cox; 3rd Place - 2018 Scenic River - Color - Adult (New River Gorge National River, Summers County)

Still Standing Tall - National Parks Gallery

Still Standing Tall - National Parks Gallery

Still Standing Tall, by Braelyn Johnson; John Henry Statue (Summers County); Historic Structures - Color - Youth 6-10: 1st place

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words, by Braelyn Johnson; (McDowell County); Historic Object - Color - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Big Dipper Gorge - National Parks Gallery

Big Dipper Gorge - National Parks Gallery

Big Dipper Gorge, by Alyssa Whittington; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Color - Adult: 1st place

Floodwaters on the New - A group of trees that are standing in the water

Floodwaters on the New - A group of trees that are standing in the wat...

Floodwaters on the New, by John Comerci; Thurmond (Fayette County); Historic Landscape - Black and White - Adult: 1st place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Sandstone Falls

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Sandstone Falls

Sandstone Falls, by Kilsong Cox; 1st Place - 2018 Scenic River - Black and White - Adult (New River Gorge National River, Summers County)

National parks: Scrip - public domain image

National parks: Scrip - public domain image

Scrip, by Angelica Carothers; (Fayette County); Historic Object - Color - Adult: 3rd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Mill Hopper

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Mill Hopper

Mill Hopper, by Mathew Carothers; Babcock State Park (Fayette County); Historic Object - Color - Youth 6-10: 2nd place

The Gauley at Sunrise - The sun shines through the trees over a bridge

The Gauley at Sunrise - The sun shines through the trees over a bridge

The Gauley at Sunrise, by Rachel Cole; Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park (Nicholas County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Adult: 2nd place

Train Approaching Thurmond Depot

Train Approaching Thurmond Depot

Train Approaching Thurmond Depot, by John Comerci; Thurmond Historic District, New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Adult: 1st place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Rocks & Riffles

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Rocks & Riffles

Rocks & Riffles, by Shannon Shank; (Boone County); Historic Landscape - Color - Adult: 2nd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Towering Wheel

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Towering Wheel

Towering Wheel, by Emily Carothers; Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Black and White - Youth11-14: 1st place and BEST IN SHOW Youth 11-14

National parks: Waiting... - public domain image

National parks: Waiting... - public domain image

Waiting...,by Braelyn Johnson; Matewan Depot (Mingo County); Historic Structure - Black and White - Youth 6-10: 1st place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Kopper's Store

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Kopper's Store

Kopper's Store, by Elisabeth Callendar; 2nd Place - Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Youth Ages 15-17 (McDowell County)

Drops of Progress - National Parks Gallery

Drops of Progress - National Parks Gallery

Drops of Progress, by Nancy Peyton; Logan County; 2020 History Happenings - Color - Adult: 1st place, and BEST IN SHOW (adult)

Is it Loaded Yet? - A bird sitting on top of a cannon

Is it Loaded Yet? - A bird sitting on top of a cannon

Is it Loaded Yet?, by Val Carnell; Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park (Nicholas County); Historic Object - Color - Adult: 1st place

Phillips Cooper Farmhouse - National Parks Gallery

Phillips Cooper Farmhouse - National Parks Gallery

Phillips Cooper Farmhouse, by Claire Rozdilski; New River Gorge National River; Event Staff - Color - Adult: 1st place

Peaceful View - National Parks Gallery

Peaceful View - National Parks Gallery

Peaceful View, by Braelyn Johnson; R.D. Bailey Lake (Wyoming County); Creative Interpretation - Black and White -Youth 6-10: 1st place

Plow at Phillips Cooper Farm - A black and white photo of a wooden porch

Plow at Phillips Cooper Farm - A black and white photo of a wooden por...

Plow at Phillips Cooper Farm, by Claire Rozdilski; New River Gorge National River; Event Staff - Black and White - Adult: 1st place

Even Diamonds Start as Coal - A river flowing through a lush green valley

Even Diamonds Start as Coal - A river flowing through a lush green val...

Even Diamonds Start as Coal, by Phoebe Davidson; Acme Limestone Company, Alderson (Summers County); Historic Landscape - Color - Youth 15-17: 1st place and BEST IN SHOE Youth 15-17

By the Light - National Parks Gallery

By the Light - National Parks Gallery

By the Light, by Braelyn Johnson; Wyoming County Courthouse (Wyoming County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Gone But Not Forgotten - A black and white photo of a grave

Gone But Not Forgotten - A black and white photo of a grave

Gone But Not Forgotten, by Braelyn Johnson; Twin Falls State Park (Wyoming County); Historic Object - Black and White - Youth 6-10: 1st place

Corridor to the Past - A black and white photo of a walkway

Corridor to the Past - A black and white photo of a walkway

Corridor to the Past, by Braelyn Johnson; Itmann Company Store (Wyoming County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Black and White - Youth 6-10: 1st place and BEST IN SHOW Youth 6-10

A Beautiful Resting Place - A black and white photo of a cemetery

A Beautiful Resting Place - A black and white photo of a cemetery

A Beautiful Resting Place, by Leanna Sluss; St. Colemans Roman Catholic Church (Raleigh County); Creative Interpretation - Black and White - Adult: 1st place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Kaymoor Stairs

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Kaymoor Stairs

Kaymoor Stairs, by Josh David; Kaymoor - New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Landscape - Black and White - Adult: 3rd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Wildwood House

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Wildwood House

Wildwood House, by Connie Boley-Lilly; General Alfred Beckley Wildwood House (Raleigh County); Site on National Register of Historic Places - Color - Adult: 3rd place

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Grist Mill

New River Gorge national park and preserve - Grist Mill

Grist Mill, by Vanessa Hopkins; Babcock State Park (Fayette County); Historic Object - Black and White - Adult: 1st place

Small-town Saturday - National Parks Gallery

Small-town Saturday - National Parks Gallery

Small-town Saturday, by Nancy Peyton; (Logan County); Creative Interpretation - Color - Adult: 3rd place

Rolling Away - National Parks Gallery

Rolling Away - National Parks Gallery

Rolling Away, by Angie Bailey; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Object - Black and White - Adult: 3rd place

Tourist Attraction - Above the Fog

Tourist Attraction - Above the Fog

Above the Fog, by Josh Davis; New River Gorge (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Black and White - Adult: 2nd place

Step Back in Time - A black and white photo of a chair on a porch

Step Back in Time - A black and white photo of a chair on a porch

Step Back in Time, by Rebekah Byers; Thurmond (Fayette County): Creative Interpretation - Black and White - Adult: 2nd place

Steps to Viewing Area NRG Bridge

Steps to Viewing Area NRG Bridge

Steps to Viewing Area NRG Bridge, by Connie Boley-Lilly; New River Gorge National River (Fayette County); Historic Structure - Black and White - Adult: 3rd place