Yes, Weirton has a Secret WaterSlide. All Natural! Once you are there, I think you'll be suprised/delighted. I grew up in this neighborhood and have many fond memories playing in this creek. Only now, as an adult, do I realize how unique some of the topography is and how lovely are the waterfalls. There will be two very nice waterfalls hidden in the center of downtown Weirton. The creek runs through a steep valley that quickly becomes a very deep gorge as you get near the WaterSlide. As soon as you enter the creekbed from the trailhead, immediately downstream is what us kids creatively called "The 1st Waterfall". It's maybe 10-12 feet high, but rather wide. Head upstream about 150 yards to what we creatively called "The 2nd Waterfall". (FYI- further upstream there is a less impressive 3rd).
This 2nd set of falls is the WaterSlide. Maybe 30 feet high total. It's a very unique geological feature. Both are impressive, especially as you can walk right to the base of each. AS KIDs(circa 1970's & 80's) WE ACTUALLY DID SLIDE DOWN IT! Sometimes more than a dozen kids, sliding for hours. It was tuff to climb back up! Even tried it once while frozen in winter on a sled! We always left with the bottoms torn out of our shorts and undershorts. When you see it, I hope just the idea of sliding down it puts a smile on your face.
You'll notice now that the bottom of the slide is a drop-off into a pool. The 'slide' once continued down several more feet with no drop-off. This was excavated in the 80's after debris blocked the colvert under Overbrook Drive to Harmon Creek. Which caused terrible flooding in the neighborhhod and ripped up the road. In fact, above the 1st waterfall there still is a metal/concrete barricade to capture debris. Just upstream there once was large steel cables accross the creek to accomplish the same task. Some remnants still remain. The excavation made using the WaterSlide very risky/dangerous, as there is no longer a safe landing! Seasonally, a good coating of moss helped alot!
To my knowledge, this creek/run/brooke is un-named. However, This neighborhood is on the original site of John Hollidays Cabin & Fort, for which Holliday's Cove(later Weirton) was named. Certainly some of our earliest settlers visited these waterfalls. I'm so glad to share this location.This was my first time back here in 25 years(actually walking up the creek). Another reason I'm glad I started geocaching!
1776
John Holliday builds his cabin on a "cove"on Harmon's Creek (near present-day Overbrooke Towers).
1777
Fort Holliday, near Holliday's cabin, sends reinforcements to Fort Henry (Wheeling), besieged by Indians loyal to the British. (This incident is depicted on the mural at the Cove Station Post Office.)
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To my knowledge, John Holliday's place of rest is "on the hill above Cove Road" , it is/was marked and to date, it's exact location is unknown.
$$$ Though I lived in this area for many years, it just recently clicked that Overbrooke Drive is a 'Drive Over a Brooke' , quite literally. Duh *** Amazing Double FTF! ...and it seems almost a Triple! HooRay & Hoopla to 'Steven mc05,'& 'skyraider' for FTF. 'slotcarman' gets an impressive Honerable Mention! Thanks to ALL!!! Really glad everyone enjoyed one of my favorite spots in the world. >>> *************************************************** !!!! Added a SPOILER pic to help ID cache location if all else fails.