Benwood Mine Disaster
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N 40° 00.775 W 080° 44.052
17T E 522684 N 4429224
Site of 3rd worst mine disaster in West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMXQR3
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2018
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Benwood Mine Disaster
Nearby mine supplied coal to large Wheeling Steel mill. An explosion here, 28 April 1924, resulted in third worst mine disaster in state history. 119 miners, many natives of Poland, Italy and Greece, were killed. There were no survivors. Led to mine safety measures such as rock dusting and self-rescuers.
Marker Number: None on sign
Marker Title: Benwood Mine Disaster
Marker Location: Wset of Marshall St
County or Independent City: Benwood, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2007
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