Cheat Lake, W.Va., Landscape, Nature & Outdoor Photography
52 images Created 18 Jul 2024
Cheat Lake landscape photography continues to be a passion of mine as there is nothing more rewarding than capturing a sunrise, the solitude of the golden hour, the beauty of nature, and the pleasure of being one with the great outdoors.
The Cheat Lake area of Morgantown, W.Va., was created in 1925 when a hydroelectric plant was created at the Pennsylvania border to dam the Cheat River. In the process, a 1,730-acre man-made reservoir was created.
In the century since then Cheat Lake has grown into an ever growing community in the rolling hills of Monongalia County and North Central West Virginia.
Some of my favorite places to visit are West Virginia Botanic Garden, Cheat Lake Park, and Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area.
The Cheat Lake area of Morgantown, W.Va., was created in 1925 when a hydroelectric plant was created at the Pennsylvania border to dam the Cheat River. In the process, a 1,730-acre man-made reservoir was created.
In the century since then Cheat Lake has grown into an ever growing community in the rolling hills of Monongalia County and North Central West Virginia.
Some of my favorite places to visit are West Virginia Botanic Garden, Cheat Lake Park, and Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area.
!["In 1767, Frederick Ice established one of the first settlements in Western Virginia at this location" on County Rte 857 in Cheat Lake, part of the metropolitan area of Morgantown, West Virginia. "Ice built a gristmill and operated a ferry across Cheat River, and soon the community became known as 'Ices Ferry.'" The village expanded rapidly in the nineteenth century, largely due to the presence of an ironworks. When the ironworks closed, the community of Ices Ferry withered away and the population shrank rapidly following the end of the iron industry. Though the village was abandoned, the site of Ices Ferry remained the best places to cross the Cheat River and so the name Ices Ferry remained. A steel truss bridge was constructed in 1922 and spanned the water until it was demolished and replaced in 2012. Two historical markers are associated with Ices Ferry, though the town is no longer extant," [sic] according to the Clio.com. The I-68 bridge is in the background of this photo, which was taken on February 23, 2024.](https://www.markashephard.com/img-get2/I0000dGfneJliicQ/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000wh1wwZWEyCw/I0000dGfneJliicQ.jpg)
