Edray is located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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The Edray District
is located west of and bordering the Greenbrier River between Violet
and Raywood on the east, and from Mace to the divide between Middle Fork
and the main Williams River on the west
. Surface rocks in the Edray District range from the Kanawha Group of the Pottsville down nearly to the base of the Catskill Series. The Edray District has exposures that have been only slightly disturbed.
A local measurement of the Reynolds Limestone was taken along a new state road 1.1 miles north of Edray. The base of the measurement is 130 feet above the top of the Greenbrier Limestone. Some prospects in the Edray District were examined, including the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company Prospect. The Pocahontas County Quarry is located in Edray. A bronze tablet stamped "W. Va. 1921 H 179" was placed 5.04 miles south of Edray, 0.48 mile north of Crooked Fork School, 40 feet west of a sharp turn in the road, in the top of a large sandstone boulder
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Additional information about Edray:
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The Bertha Sandstone is present in the Edray Section
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The Ada Shale was noted in the Edray Section
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A topographic map of Pocahontas County (Map II) shows Edray
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The elevation of a benchmark 6.01 miles north of Edray is 3,015.10 feet
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The Maccrady Series is present in the Edray Section
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Fossils were collected at an elevation of 3,040 feet along state road number 24 above Edray
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Edray District details:
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The population of the Edray District is available
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The Sewell Coal in the Edray District was measured at 295-297 feet and 298 feet
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The Gilbert Coal in the Edray District was measured at 288-289 feet
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The Hushes Ferry Coal in the Edray District was measured at 290-292 feet and 293 feet
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A gazetteer gives the locations of several places in or near Edray:
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Black Mountain
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Campbelltown
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Laurel Creek
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Red Lick Mountain
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Stony Creek
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Williams River
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