Rocket Center, West Virginia
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Rocket Center, West Virginia is the site of a government installation known as Allegheny Ballistic Laboratory, part of the Naval Sea Systems Command which is currently operated by Alliant Techsystems. Rocket Center shares a ZIP Code with Keyser but is located 15 miles north along the North Branch Potomac River in Mineral County, West Virginia. There are no residents in Rocket Center.
Also on the site is the Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex and the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, both named for long-serving United States Senator Robert C. Byrd.
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Mineral County, West Virginia | |
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Municipalities |
Carpendale | Elk Garden | Keyser | Piedmont | Ridgeley |
Unincorporated communities |
Antioch | Barnum | Beryl | Blaine | Burlington | Champwood | Claysville | Cross | Dans Run | Emoryville | Forge Hill | Fort Ashby | Hampshire | Hartmansville | Headsville | Laurel Dale | Limestone | Markwood | Nethkin | New Creek | Oakmont | Patterson Creek | Reeses Mill | Rocket Center | Russelldale | Short Gap | Skyline | Sulphur City | Wagoner | Wiley Ford |
Natural features |
Abram Creek | Allegheny Front | Dans Run | Knobly Mountain | Limestone Run | Mill Creek | New Creek | New Creek Mountain | North Branch Potomac River | Patterson Creek | Patterson Creek Mountain | Saddle Mountain |