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Big Lime

 
 
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Photographed by Roger Miller, June 11, 2017
1. Big Lime Marker
Inscription. The Greenbrier Limestone in the quarry represents the "Big Lime" of the driller. Fish-egg like oφlitic zones in the "Big Lime" yield oil and natural gas in West Virginia.
 
Erected 1963 by West Virginia Historical Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 38° 16.523′ N, 80° 5.865′ W. Marker is in Edray, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. It is on Seneca Trail (Route 219). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marlinton WV 24954, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edray (approx. half a mile away); Greenbrier Covered Bridge (approx. 3½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); A Hidden History (approx. 3.6 miles away); History of Welcoming (approx. 3.6 miles away); Marlinton (approx. 3.6 miles away); Marlinton Opera House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marlinton: Heritage (approx. 3.7 miles away).
 
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Photographed by Roger Miller, June 11, 2017
2. Big Lime Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2017, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2017, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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