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Transportation disasters in West Virginia (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Disasters in West Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Monongah mining disaster was a coal mine explosion on December 6, 1907, at Fairmont Coal Company's Nos. 6 and 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, which killed 362 miners. It has been described as "the worst mining disaster in American history" [1] and was one of the contributing events that led to the creation of the United States Bureau of ...
The Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster was a large-scale incident of occupational lung disease in the 1930s as the result of the construction of the Hawks Nest Tunnel near Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, as part of a hydroelectric project. This project is considered to be one of the worst industrial disasters in American history. [1]
Pages in category "Natural disasters in West Virginia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 20, 1968, at the Consol No. 9 coal mine north of Farmington and Mannington, West Virginia, United States. The explosion was large enough to be felt in Fairmont, almost 12 miles (19 km) away. [citation needed] At the time, 99 miners were inside ...
West Virginia has yet to build the center, though the center was promised by Governor Moore in May 1972. [10] Gerald M. Stern, an attorney with Arnold & Porter, wrote a book entitled The Buffalo Creek Disaster about representing the victims of the flood. The book includes descriptions of his experiences dealing with the political and legal ...
The Eccles mine disaster was an explosion of coal-seam methane that took place on April 28, 1914, in Eccles, West Virginia. The explosion took the lives of at least 180 men and boys. The explosion took the lives of at least 180 men and boys.
Railway accidents and incidents in West Virginia (3 P) Pages in category "Transportation disasters in West Virginia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.