Spelter Community / Spelter Zinc Plant

Historical marker location:

Spelter, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Shinnston Pike (U.S. 19) and Lambert's Run Road, on the left when traveling north on Shinnston Pike.)

Marker installed: 2004

West Virginia is home to the Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and is located in the Allegheny Mountains.