The Continental Clay Brick Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia includes a number of beehive brick kilns. Originally a coal-fired brickworks, it was later converted to natural gas. The kilns are now largely disused, except for a few used to dry sand.[2]
Continental Clay Brick Plant | |
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Location | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W |
Built | 1917 |
MPS | Berkeley County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80004439[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Don C. Wood (December 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Continental Clay Brick Plant" (PDF). National Park Service.
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