SR 25 is the major road coming through Nitro and it intersects with just about street in this town and IS 64 lies to the NorthEast.

It is not surprising that the name of this city is Nitro; it was built by the United States government during World War I to manufacture gun powder. Shortly after the war, the Charleston Industrial Corporation was granted a charter to purchase, which it did by purchasing one of the explosive plants and the entire city, and redevelop the surplus government property at Nitro. The Blakes Creek-Armour Creek Watershed Project was created to control flash flooding from destroying parts of the city. This area was opened to the public as Ridenour Lake, a smaller than 30 acre body of water in the early 1970's The lake and its surrounding park area is a great place to fish and just relax.

Hon. Richard Walters