Red Ash, Rush Run Explosions Per e-WV: West Virginia’s first major mine explosion of the 20th century occurred March 6, 1900, at Red Ash Mine
Tag: Disaster
WV: 1915 Layland Mine Disaster (Fayette County)
On 2 Mar 1915, a blast swept through Layland No. 3 mine, killing 112 men. The explosion blew out the drift mouth and struck dead
WV: Oscar Alphonso Veazey, First WV Inspector of Mines (1883)
Sometimes I come across an individual while doing research because that person is indirectly tied to what I am reading about. On occasion, I will
WV: Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Tragedy
The Hawk’s Nest Tunnel was a tragedy beyond comparison. In this blog, I put together information, photos and forty different newspaper clippings from the archives.
Fayette County: Carlisle Mine Disaster (1915)
Fayette JournalFebruary 11, 1915 Death Claims Twenty at Carlisle In Gas Explosion at New River Company’s Mine Saturday Morning One Hundred And Fifty-Three Come Out
Shirley Donnelly: A Few Written Words Travel A Long Way
Shirley Donnelly, local Fayette County (WV) historian wrote articles on a virtual cornucopia of topics. In this column he discusses a letter he received from
Thoughts and Ponderances 