Historical Marker

Bartley Mine Disaster

West of Bartley, WV 83 near Bartley Hollow Road (county route 83/1), 4.7 miles west of WV 16 · McDowell

Inscription

Near here, in Bartley No. 1 shaft mine, on Jan. 10, 1940, fire and explosion killed ninety-one miners. The names of the men who lost their lives are inscribed on monument erected in the park by the United Mine Workers of America.

Location

AddressWest of Bartley, WV 83 near Bartley Hollow Road (county route 83/1), 4.7 miles west of WV 16

CountyMcDowell

StateWest Virginia

Coordinates37.410170, -81.663060

Sources

West Virginia Archives and History, Highway Historical Marker Program

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