Benwood Mine Disaster
Inscription
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.
Location
AddressSouth Marshall Street, Benwood
CityBenwood
CountyMarshall
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.833520, -80.663880
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