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Fourco Glass Company
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Explorable parts of the factory indlude the storage silos and a portion of the adjacent building that contained the blast furnace. The roof of the silos is accessable via a still somewhat stable metal stairway.
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Type: Building
Status: Being Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: not very exciting
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Address
Clarksburg, West Virginia
United States
Owner: Used Tire Business
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asbestos rust unsafe flooring
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Sits between an abandoned railway and a river. View from the top of the silos includeds 2 other abandoned glass factories. Also at the base of one of the silos is some sort of stalagmite that is composed out of whatever (silica, sand, etc.) was left in the silo.
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dogs part-time guard welded doors
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flashlight binoculars head protection
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Fourco Glass Company owned and operated the facility from 1910 to 1979 and Asahi owned and operated the facility from 1979 to 1986. The Site was purchased by Princeton Enterprises in 1986 and all the buildings except two stacks and an empty storage building were dismantled.
Fourco owned and operated 3 glass plants in Clarksburg.
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Threats and Contaminants Constituents of concern identified at the Site are arsenic and lead in the soils. Arsenic was identified on site in concentrations ranging from 5.8 mg/kg to 14,900 mg/kg. Lead was identified in concentrations between 14 mg/kg to 1,790 mg/kg. Cleanup Progress Cleanup on the industrial portion of the former glass manufacturing is almost complete. A Final Report has been submitted by the PRP and is under EPA Review. As far as the residential portion of the cleanup, the EPA is preparing to collect soil samples from residential lawns located northeast of the site property, in the drainage pathway of the former glass manufacturer. There is elevated arsenic at at least one location on an undeveloped residential property, downgradient of the former site. Additional sampling, in an off site storm drain near where the sample of concern was taken, confirmed that elevated levels of arsenic and lead were present beyond the industrial parcel. Because these elevated levels of arsenic and lead have been found in an off-site area, EPA wants to take additional soil samples on residential properties east of the former site where contamination may have migrated due to stormwater runoff. Both lead and arsenic pose potential health risks to people and animals who are exposed to them at high levels or for extended periods of time. If an unacceptable risk is found, EPA will take action to protect public health and the environment.
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Appears to have been half demolished in the last 5-10 years. Odd that they didn't finish, most likely this place will be sit around decaying for quite some time.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 10/12/2006 5:26 PM.
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on Oct 12 06 at 17:26, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 12 06 at 15:05, Turd Furgusen changed the following: History, Year Built, Year Closed, Media Coverage, Web Links on Oct 12 06 at 13:09, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_004 on Oct 12 06 at 12:54, Oherian changed the following: Description on Oct 12 06 at 12:54, Oherian changed the following: Display Name, Interesting Features on Oct 12 06 at 12:49, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_080 on Oct 12 06 at 12:48, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_074 on Oct 12 06 at 12:48, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_072 on Oct 12 06 at 12:48, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_071 on Oct 12 06 at 12:48, Oherian updated gallery picture Fourco_068
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