Greenland Gap
Inscription
Cliffs 800 feet high lining great cleft in the New Creek and Knobley mountains, which rival the famed Franconia Notch of New England. Scene of skirmish in 1863 between General Jones' cavalry and Federal troops from New Creek.
Location
AddressWV 93 and CR 1 (Greenland Road), Scherr
CityScherr
CountyGrant
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.916020, -79.219750
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