Abandoned Tank
Geographic location: latitude 38.4741143, longitude -81.71755466
Visited in 2012
An abandoned tank is located between plugged wells 47-039-02306 and 47-039-02319. This is at the north end of Campbell's Branch near Camp Virgil Tate in Kanawha county. The side walls of the bottom portion of the tank are rusted through in numerous spots.
It's possible that the tank originally belonged to one of the plugged wells nearby, to 47-039-01168 (an abandoned well with a newer plastic tank), or to another well in the area.
The abandoned tank sits next to the road between 47-039-02306 and 47-039-02319, at the the north end of Campbell's Branch.
The tank's trap door has been left open making the tank a hazard.
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