Nitro, West Virginia
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Nitro, West Virginia is a small industrial city in Kanawha and Putnam counties known historically for its World War I-era explosives plant and its location within the Charleston metropolitan area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitro, West Virginia canonical | 2 |
| Nitro, West Virginia, United States | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poca, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Albans, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| economy |
light industry
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| establishedAs | planned industrial community ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | small industrial city ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Nitro World War I Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | construction of federal explosives plant during World War I ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
explosives manufacturing (historical) ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Nitro War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Kanawha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | World War I explosives production center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War I-era explosives plant
ⓘ
industrial history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region of the United States
ⓘ
Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Putnam County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneDST | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kanawha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor |
explosives industry
ⓘ
nitrocellulose ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | production of gunpowder and explosives for World War I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charleston metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanawha and Putnam county region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 25143 ⓘ |
| region | Kanawha Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | city ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
Interstate 64
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nitro, West Virginia, United States
subject surface form:
Lew Burdette
this entity surface form:
Nitro, West Virginia, United States