Burnt Factory, West Virginia
Burnt Factory is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia north of Berkeley Springs. It is located along Sand Mine Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 38/1) off Hancock Road (U.S. Route 522) and is the site of the U.S. Silica Company's Berkeley Springs plant. U.S. Silica is a leading producer of high quality ground and unground silica sand, kaolin clay, and aplite. These materials are mostly extracted from Warm Spring Ridge directly across U.S. Route 522 from the facility in Burnt Factory.
Burnt Factory | |
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  Burnt Factory Location within the state of West Virginia  Burnt Factory Burnt Factory (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 78°12′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Morgan |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554035[1] |
References
Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of West Virginia highlighting Morgan County | |
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