Pocahontas County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,869. Its county seat is Marlinton. The county was established
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Heisler 6 and Shay 11
Green Banks GBT 4
Seneca State Forest
The Village at Snowshoe
The National Radio Quiet Zone is a large area of land in the United States designated as a radio quiet zone, in which radio transmissions are restricted by law to facilitate scientific research and th
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
…children became ancestors of many of the First Families of Virginia. Pocahontas County is the home to the Green Bank Observatory and is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone. When Andrew Lewis, early American pioneer, surveyor, and soldier from Virginia, came to survey one of the land grants for the Greenbrier Company in…
An older patrol truck used to locate radio interference
A modern patrol truck equipped with detectors
Warning signs at Zone 1 entrance