Petrochemical Plant
In 1920, Union Carbide built first plant for the production of synthetic organic chemicals from natural gas on a site directly across Elk River. From this nucleus grew the nation's giant petrochemical industry, employer of thousands.
Marker is on Elk River Road (U.S. 119) 0.1 miles south of West Virginia Route 4, on the right when traveling north.
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