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Continental Clay Brick Plant

Berkeley County, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubsBrickworks in the United StatesBuildings and structures in Martinsburg, West VirginiaIndustrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West VirginiaKilns
National Register of Historic Places in Martinsburg, West Virginia
Continental Clay Brick Plant WV 1
Continental Clay Brick Plant WV 1

The Continental Clay Brick Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia includes a number of beehive brick kilns. Originally a coal-fired brickworks, it was later converted to natural gas. The kilns are now largely disused, except for a few used to dry sand.

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Continental Clay Brick Plant
Charles Town Road, Martinsburg

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Charles Town Road 154
25401 Martinsburg
West Virginia, United States
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Boydville
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