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The cause of the explosion was never determined, but the accident served as the catalyst for several new laws that were enacted to protect miners. The Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial, bearing the names of the men who died, is located at the entrance of Flat Run Road in Mannington, West Virginia.
The state of West Virginia also sued the Buffalo Creek-Pittston Coal Company for $100 million (equivalent to $503 million today) in disaster and relief damages, but a smaller settlement was reached for just $1 million ($5 million today) with Governor Moore, three days before he left office in 1977.
West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) is a major east–west state highway located in the eastern extents of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.The western terminus of the route is at the Maryland state line on the north edge of Paw Paw, where WV 9 becomes Maryland Route 51 (MD 51) upon crossing the Potomac River.
Jul. 11—PRINCETON — Determining whether the state's fire hydrants supply enough water for firefighting and other tasks is the goal of a general investigation started by the Public Service ...
PROSPERITY, WV (WVNS) — An accident involving two tractor trailers delayed traffic on I-77 northbound in Raleigh County. According to members of West Virginia Turnpike Dispatch, an accident ...
A car crash on Route 9 in Cortlandt left one teen dead and another injured on Friday, Dec. 15. New York State Police said Vladislav Saban, 17, of Cold Spring was driving a Toyota Prius southbound ...
In 2010 the West Virginia band 600 Lbs of Sin came out with the song 29 - A Dirge in D Minor about the Mine Disaster (lead vocals by 2010 band member Sierra Ferrell). [ 72 ] [ 73 ] In 2021, the album He Walked On ," by West Virginian Tim O'Brien , included a cover of "Five Miles In and One Mile Down," a tune by Dale Keys about the disaster.
The Willow Island disaster was the collapse of a cooling tower under construction at the Pleasants Power Station at Willow Island, West Virginia, on April 27, 1978. Fifty-one construction workers were killed. It is thought to be the deadliest construction accident in U.S. history. [1] [2] [3]