Of Note
The Greenbrier provides an estimated 30% of all the water in the New River.
The state's oldest Ginkgo Biloba tree is a 133-year old specimen planted in Lewisburg's New River Community and Technical College campus.
- Railroads
Two of the three Historic Railroads in West Virginia are within the Greenbrier River Watershed: The Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Unused railroad tracks have been restored into a 79-mile Greenbrier River Trail
Read more about this topic: Greenbrier River Watershed Association
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