Among the oldest rivers on the continent, the New River is located in southern West Virginia. New River Gorge National River was established in 1978 to conserve and protect 53 miles of the New River as a free-flowing waterway. The area encompasses over 70,000 acres of land along the river between the towns of Hinton and Fayetteville. Some of the scenes you will see depict damage cause by a flood in July 2001. Designated a National River, November 1978. Designated an American Heritage River, July 1998. Photos are courtesy of the National Park Service

The midi is "Moon River".

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