Qualla: Lost River State Park https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/z/v/lost-river-state-park-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Lost River State Park https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park Lost River State Park: Introduction https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park/ Photo credit CC BY-SA 2.5. Lost River State Park does not touch the Lost River. The name persists from the early 20th century, when borders and naming conventions were less precise, and the park itself sits 2.3 miles west of the actual river. That small geographic curiosity is the first thing rangers explain to visitors. The next thing they explain is why a state park in remote Hardy County, West Virginia, contains a cabin associated with one of the most famous families in American history.

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]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/z/v/lost-river-state-park-wp/dnzv-lost-river-state-park-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Lost River State Park: A New Deal Park https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park/ Photo credit Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0. The park was established in 1934, in the depths of the Great Depression, as part of a national push to create public recreation while putting young men to work. Civilian Conservation Corps crews cleared trails, built lodges, raised cabins, and laid stone walls across the 3,712-ac...

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]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/z/v/lost-river-state-park-wp/dnzv-lost-river-state-park-a-new-deal-park.mp3 0:06 2 full Lost River State Park: Twenty-Six Cabins and a Pool https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park/ Photo credit Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0. Today the park runs as a working recreational facility under the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. There are twenty-six vacation cabins available for rent, most built in the CCC style or by later state crews using compatible designs. There is a swimming pool, tennis an...

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]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/z/v/lost-river-state-park-wp/dnzv-lost-river-state-park-twenty-six-cabins-and-a-pool.mp3 0:06 3 full Lost River State Park: The Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin https://qualla.com/lost-river-state-park/ Photo credit Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0. Inside the park sits a much older structure: the Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin, built around 1820 by Charles Carter Lee as a Lee family summer retreat. Charles was the eldest son of the Revolutionary War cavalry commander Henry Light-Horse Harry Lee III, and the older half-brother o...

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