Glen Jean, West Virginia
Glen Jean is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, near Oak Hill.The town was a center for the coal mining industry and a railroad junction, formerly boasting an opera house, hotels and a company store.The chief remaining structure is the Bank of Glen Jean, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Glen Jean is the headquarters of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, located across the street from the bank building, which now functions as a visitor contact center.Glen Jean is also home to the Boy Scouts of America's national high adventure base, The Summit Bechtel Reserve.
Census-designated placeCountryWest VirginiaCountyFayetteTime zoneEastern (EST)Fayette CountyOak Hill2010 censuscoal miningBank of Glen JeanNational Register of Historic PlacesNew River Gorge National Park and PreserveBoy Scouts of AmericaSummit Bechtel Reserve24th World Scout JamboreeEastern Time ZoneBluestone National Scenic RiverGauley River National Recreation AreaUnited States Census BureauFayette County, West VirginiaCounty seatFayettevilleCitiesMontgomeryMount HopeSmithersAnstedGauley BridgeMeadow BridgeThurmondBeards ForkBoomerCharlton HeightsCunardDeep WaterFalls ViewGartenGatewoodGlen FerrisHilltopKimberlyKincaidMindenMount CarbonPowelltonPrinceScarbroOtherunincorporatedcommunitiesBachmanBackusBeautyBeckwithBeelick KnobBellwoodBoonesboroughBowlinBrooklynCanneltonCapertonCarbondaleCarlisleChimney CornerClaremontClifftopCliftyCoalfieldCollinsdaleColumbiaConchoCorlissCotton HillCrescentCrickmerDaneseDempseyDerryhaleDewittDimmockDivideDonwoodDothanDubreeDunloupEast KingstonEdmondElkridgeElvertonExportFinlowGamocaGaymontGraydenGreenstownHamiltonHarewoodHarveyHemlockHilton VillageHoneydewHopewellIngram BranchKanawha FallsKeeneys CreekKilsythKingstonLandisburgLansingLaurel CreekLawtonLaylandLeanderLick ForkLivelyLochgellyLong BranchLookoutMacDonaldMaplewoodMartingMarvelMaywoodMcDunnMcKendreeMeadow Fork