Commanding Officers Captain Dewey W. Mann, WV Captain Chester V. McKeen, ME Captain Joseph Middleton, TX Captain David W. Sisco, VT • 1st Lt. Paul F. Heath, CA
Officers 1st. Lt. Leo M. April, MA 1st Lt. Theodore . . . — — Map (db m234371) WM
Ninety-Nine Killed in Action, WWII
Yield to fear, not chance
Long for home, must go to France
Bleak and low, 9 September 43
Black that day, not much glee.
Stick by me, my soldier friend,
Well make it, yes, to the end.
This . . . — — Map (db m234355) WM
On 21st Street east of 1st Avenue (West Virginia Route 25), on the right when traveling east.
Born 6/21/59 in Cross Lanes, WV. Graduated from Nitro
High School in 1976. Over 18 albums recorded with
33 singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles. 4
number 1 hits and 12 top 10 singles.
Number 1 hits include "Goin Gone, Eighteen . . . — — Map (db m234308) HM
On 21st Street near 1st Avenue (West Virginia Route 25), on the right when traveling east.
Major league baseball umpire for 31 years in the
American League from 19691999, a record at the time.
He was the youngest umpire in the majors at age 24,
a current record. He umpired 4 World Series,
5 All Star Games, and 7 American . . . — — Map (db m234305) HM
On 21st Street east of 1st Avenue (West Virginia Route 25), on the right when traveling east.
Born in Nitro on 11/22/26 and became a Major League
baseball player and coach. Many knew Lou as Froggy
or Squirrel. His playing career spanned 18 years from
1950 through 1967. He was a pitching coach for the Atlanta
Braves for the years 1972 and . . . — — Map (db m234307) HM
On 20th Street at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street.
Military Survey. December 1, 1773, George Washington patented 21,941 acres known as the "Pocatalico Survey." Included were the present sites of Nitro, Sattes, Poca and Cross Lanes. The tract was divided among eight former officers who served in . . . — — Map (db m234310) HM
On 20th Street at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street.
World War II Veterans. This plaque is presented in dedication and honor to the men and women of Nitro, WV who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period 7 December 1941 31 December 1946 from the citizens of a grateful . . . — — Map (db m234542) WM
On 2nd Avenue south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling south.
Nitro was born a Boom Town during Americas mobilization for World War I. The name Nitro
was selected by Dr. Arthur Swanson, technical advisor on the Ordinance Department team. It was
derived from the chemical term Nitro-Cellulose, which . . . — — Map (db m234321) HM
