Burning Springs Complex - Burning Springs WV - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From Wikipedia:

"Burning Springs Complex, also known as the Rathbone and Karns Wells, is a national historic district located at Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia. It encompasses one contributing building and three contributing sites. It was historically viewed as the world's second great oil field, after the Drake Well in Pennsylvania. However, more recent scholarship including the PBS documentary Burning Springs shows it predates the Drake Well by a number of years. During the American Civil War, it was destroyed by General William E. Jones on May 9, 1863."

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Street address: Little Kanawa Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) Located in Burning Springs Park. Elizabeth, WV United States 26143 County / Borough / Parish: Wirt County Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event (Industry) Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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