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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience
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For Immediate Release CONTACT:
National Park Service
Jodi French-Burr
304-574-2115
Hidden History Photo Contest Announced
Celebrate southern West Virginias cultural heritage by entering this historic photo contest!
Glen Jean, West ir!inia, July "#, "$%& It! ti"e #or the 2014 $idden $i!tor% Photo &onte!t' (here
(e can reveal the rich cultural herita)e o# thi! area throu)h *hoto)ra*h%+ ,n%one can ca*ture !uch !torie!
o# the *a!t (ith a creative e%e and a ca"era' !harin) the diver!e hi!tor% *re!erved in !outhern -e!t
.ir)inia! National and State Park!' the National &oal $erita)e ,rea' a! (ell a! in our o(n /ack %ard!+
0ach i"a)e (ill reveal a )li"*!e o# our culture' ran)in) #ro" the tradition! o# a #a"il% to the national
le)ac% o# coal' ti"/er' or railroad indu!trie!+
1hi! *hoto conte!t i! *art o# the area! annual $idden $i!tor% -eekend 2Se*te"/er 23-24' 20145' (hich
hi)hli)ht! the cultural !i)ni#icance o# thi! re)ion #or vi!itor! and local! alike+ 1he (innin) conte!t entrie!
(ill /e di!*la%ed online and at !everal *u/lic location! in Se*te"/er' includin) National Park Service and
National &oal $erita)e ,rea vi!itor center! and 1a"arack+ 1here (ill /e other *ri6e! too+
Photo entry deadline: Tuesday, Au!ust %', "$%&+ 1hi! conte!t i! o*en to -e!t .ir)inia a"ateur
*hoto)ra*her!' adult and %outh+ Photo)ra*h! can /e entered in !everal hi!tor%-/a!ed !u/7ect cate)orie!
and "u!t /e taken (ithin a !*eci#ied conte!t area+ &o"*lete rule! and entr% #or"! are #ound at the Ne(
8iver 9or)e National 8iver and National &oal $erita)e ,rea (e/!ite!'
htt*:;;(((+n*!+)ov;neri;*lan%ourvi!it;hidden-hi!tor%-*hoto-conte!t+ht" and htt*:;;(((+coalherita)e+or)+
A(out the National Par) *er+ice
,-P,RI ,NC, .O/R A0,RI CA
1he National Park Service care! #or !*ecial *lace! !aved /% the ,"erican *eo*le !o that all "a%
e<*erience our herita)e+ For "ore in#or"ation a/out the National Park Service' vi!it htt*:;;(((+n*!+)ov.
For "ore in#or"ation a/out Ne( 8iver 9or)e National 8iver' vi!it htt*:;;(((+n*!+)ov;neri' check out the
*ark Face/ook *a)e at htt*:;;(((+#ace/ook+co";ne(river)or)en*!' #ollo( u! on 1(itter at
htt*!:;;1(itter+co";Ne(8iverNPS' or !to* /% an% *ark vi!itor center+
A(out the National Coal Herita!e Area
1he National &oal $erita)e ,rea enco"*a!!e! 13 countie! and i! !ituated in the heart o# the #or"ida/le
,**alachian =ountain!+ ,! %ou 7ourne% throu)h the coal#ield! o# !outhern -e!t .ir)inia %ou (ill *a!!
throu)h dee* valle%!' #ollo( ru!hin) !trea"! and river!' and #ind %our!el# !urrounded /% /reathtakin)
!cener%+ For "ore in#or"ation a/out the National &oal $erita)e ,rea' vi!it htt*:;;(((+coalherita)e+or)+
Ne !iver "orge
National !iver
P. #. $ox %&'
1(& )ain Street
"len *ean+ ,- %./&'
0(&1&'.1(.(/ phone
0(&1&'.1(.21 fax
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the
Interior
EXPERI ENCE YOUR AMERI CA
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience
our heritage.

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A(out Tamarac), The 1est o2 West ir!inia
1a"arack !erve! a! an econo"ic develo*"ent *ro7ect and art center #or the !tate+ 0!ta/li!hed in 1>>3 /%
the -e!t .ir)inia Park(a% ,uthorit%' 1a"arack !ho(ca!e! the (ork o# a**ro<i"atel% 1200 7uried -e!t
.ir)inia arti!an!' (riter!' !*ecialt% #ood *roducer!' *er#or"er! and vi!ual arti!t!+
art)aller%?ta"arack(v+co"+
P3#T# 4APT5#N6 National $ank of Thurmond+ $est in Sho+ %(10 3idden 3istory Photo
4ontest+ photo by 7eah Perkoski1Sisk.
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