Salt Sand

Salt Sand (HM1EZM)

Location: Masontown, WV 26542 Monongalia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 38.217', W 79° 48.824'

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The massive pebbly Connoquenessing Sandstone, one of the "Salt Sands"of the driller, forms Coopers Rock. The "Salt Sands" produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.
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HM NumberHM1EZM
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission. Sponsored by the W. Va. Centennial Committee of the oil and natural gas industry
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 5:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 601794 N 4388135
Decimal Degrees39.63695000, -79.81373333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 38.217', W 79° 48.824'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 38' 13.02" N, 79° 48' 49.44" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17-21 Roadside Trail, Masontown WV 26542, US
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