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Continental Clay Brick Plant

Coordinates: 39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W / 39.43306; -77.95861
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Continental Clay Brick Plant
Continental Clay Brick Plant is located in West Virginia
Continental Clay Brick Plant
Continental Clay Brick Plant is located in the United States
Continental Clay Brick Plant
LocationMartinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°25′59″N 77°57′31″W / 39.43306°N 77.95861°W / 39.43306; -77.95861
Built1917
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004439[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

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]

Interior of kiln

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Don C. Wood (December 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Continental Clay Brick Plant" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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