October 30, 2015

Deckers Creek and Monongahela River

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The WooFPAK took a mushing tour of the Deckers Creek Trail in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 27, 2012. Deckers Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River that supported the Native Americans living and hunting in the area for thousands of years before the first European settlers arrived.

The Monongahela River formed 20 million years ago. In its natural state the river was shallow but because of the series of nine locks and dams, the river is deep enough for tow boats to pull barges. The Native Americans named the river Monongahela, meaning “river with crumbling or falling banks.”

Friends of Deckers Creek Website to learn more about both Deckers Creek and the Monongahela River

WooFDriver On Tour - Deckers Creek Trail, Morgantown West VA 03.27.2012

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