Historical Markers in Caldwell, West Virginia

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Historical Markers in Caldwell, West Virginia

1 ► West Virginia, Greenbrier County, Caldwell — Berea Sand —

On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 1.2 miles west of Harts Run Road (County Road 60/14), on the right when traveling west.

The massive pebbly sandstone exposed in the cliff is the Berea of the driller and geologist. This sand produces large quantities of oil and natural gas in West Virginia. — — Map (db m76501) HM

2 ► West Virginia, Greenbrier County, Caldwell — Caldwell: Heritage —

On Stone House Road (County Route 38) 0.1 miles south of Oak Branch Lane, on the right when traveling south.

Caldwell on Scribner's Magazine Cover Caldwell, located two and a half miles east of Lewisburg, gets its name from James R. Caldwell, whose family owned and occupied the stately brick house, "Elmhurst," on the bank of the Greenbrier River. . . . — — Map (db m238237) HM

3 ► West Virginia, Greenbrier County, Caldwell — Confederate Saltpeter Works — Civil War Industrial Center —

On West Virginia Route 63.

Although saltpeter (potassium nitrate or nitre), an essential element in the manufacture of gunpowder, had been mined at Organ Cave since the eighteenth century, the need for the mineral increased dramatically during the Civil War. Several saltpeter . . . — — Map (db m59342) HM

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