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Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little Kanawha River & C&O Railroad line, Burnsville, Braxton County, WV

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Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little Kanawha River & C&O Railroad line, Burnsville, Braxton County, WV

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Summary

Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to supply gas to the greater Pittsburgh area, the Burnsville station is an important example of steam powered technology used by the fossil fuel industry.
Survey number: HAER WV-33

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

braxton county, 38.85621, -80.65482

Google Map of 38.8562068, -80.6548179

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Source

Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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