BENWOOD Sunday marks 100 years since the Benwood Mine Disaster occurred. On Monday, April 28, 1924, at approximately 7:05 a.m., the Benwood Mine of Wheeling Steel Corporation’s Benwood Works in Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia exploded, killing all 119 coal miners who were working inside the mine. It remains the third worst coal mine […]
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GHENT, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia’s coal mining industry has faced some monumental mining disasters, with some of the worst occurring during the 1900’s. According to West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia’s coal mining industry has suffered approximately 115 coal mining disasters in the history of the Mountain State. Some of the worst tragedies […]
Richard Tudor Davies, son of Welsh immigrants Gwladys and Glyn Davies who met in the US, was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on July 3, 1935. He died on October 9,
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.