Tygart Dam, Tygart Lake State Park

Name: Tygart Dam
Address: Tygart Lake State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Tygart Lake State Park

Top attraction, Dam

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Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a federally built and operated dam in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The dam regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. Its storage reservoir is known as Tygart Lake. Most of the lakeshore is occupied by Tygart Lake State Park and Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ()

Built: 1934 (90 years ago)Coordinates: 39°18'47"N, 80°2'1"W

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Tygart Lake State Park United States

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Tygart Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: International Mother's Day Shrine, Grafton National Cemetery, Valley Falls State Park, Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area.

2.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
International Mother's Day Shrine, Grafton
54 min walk • Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the "mother church" of Mother's Day, was incorporated as the International Mother's Day Shrine on May 15, 1962, as a shrine to all mothers. The church is located along Main Street in downtown Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia.
1.6 miN
Cemetery
Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton
42 min walk • Grafton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Grafton, West Virginia. It encompasses a total of 3.2 acres.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Valley Falls State Park
156 min walk • Valley Falls State Park is a 1,145 acre day use facility sited along both banks of the Tygart Valley River. The park is located about 7 miles south of exit 137 of I-79, near Fairmont, West Virginia.
4.7 miS
National park
Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area
121 min walk • Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area is located near Philippi, West Virginia in Barbour and Taylor counties. Located on 3,030 acres land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of 1,600 feet.
1.7 miN
39°20'12"N • 80°1'31"W
Taylor County Public Library, Grafton
44 min walk • Library

Tygart Dam, Tygart Lake State Park

Facts and practical information

Tygart Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

International Mother's Day Shrine, Grafton

Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton

Valley Falls State Park

Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area

Taylor County Public Library, Grafton