Ansted in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Salt Sand

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 11, 2010

1. Salt Sand Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected 1963 by West Virginia Historic Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.

Location. 38° 7.281′ N, 81° 7.111′ W. Marker is in Ansted, West Virginia, in Fayette County. It can be reached from West Main Street (U.S. 60) near Orchard Street. This marker is located at Hawk's Nest State Park Lodge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ansted WV 25812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New River Gorge

and in Greater Charleston Area.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hawk’s Nest Tunnel (approx. half a mile away); Hawk’s Nest (approx. half a mile away); Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster (approx. half a mile away); "Contentment" (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Contentment

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); New Haven Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); William Nelson Page (approx. 1½ miles away); Hawks Nest Strike (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ansted.

Hawk's Nest State Park Lodge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 11, 2010

2. Hawk's Nest State Park Lodge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,583 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.