Burnt Factory, West Virginia

Burnt Factory
Unincorporated community
Burnt Factory
Burnt Factory

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 78°12′31″W / 39.65583°N 78.20861°W / 39.65583; -78.20861Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 78°12′31″W / 39.65583°N 78.20861°W / 39.65583; -78.20861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Morgan
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1554035[1]

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.

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