Burning Springs
Posted by: two-bit Joe
N 38° 16.137 W 081° 33.856
17S E 450640 N 4235806
1773 the Van Bibbers and others found gas.
Waymark Code: WM24Q7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
Views: 38
Here in 1773 the Van Bibbers and others found gas bubbling through waters of a spring, which, much to their surprise, ignited. Two years later, this tract of land was patented by George Washington and General Andrew Lewis.
Marker Title: Burning Springs
Marker Location: US 60, at junction with County Route 60/13 (Burning Spring Road)
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historical Commission 1964
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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