Salt Sand

Salt Sand (HMN03)

Location: Ansted, WV 25812 Fayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 7.281', W 81° 7.111'

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The sheer cliffs of Nuttall sandstones forming the walls of the New River Gorge are the "Salt Sands" of the driller. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.

Sponsored by the W. Va. Centennial Committee of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
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HM NumberHMN03
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 3:47pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 489611 N 4219285
Decimal Degrees38.12135000, -81.11851667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 7.281', W 81° 7.111'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 7' 16.86" N, 81° 7' 6.66" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 49 Co Rte 60/2, Ansted WV 25812, US
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