Oriskany Sand

Oriskany Sand (HMN3U)

Location: Wardensville, WV 26851 Hardy County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 3.372', W 78° 43.54'

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The massive sandstone forming the cliff is the Oriskany of the driller, and the geologist. The "Oriskany Sand", an important gas sand, has produced in excess of a trillion cubic feet of gas in West Virginia.
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HM NumberHMN3U
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission (Sponsored by West Virginia Centennial Committee of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry)
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 3:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 696793 N 4325474
Decimal Degrees39.05620000, -78.72566667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 3.372', W 78° 43.54'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 3' 22.32" N, 78° 43' 32.40" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 21106 Old West Virginia 55, Wardensville WV 26851, US
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