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    WV History: Oakwood Mine, Fayette County WV

    November 19, 2020 Seletyn

    I grew up at the base of Carlisle Mountain in a holler. I caught the bus across the road from the Oakwood Company Store. For

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    March 1900 Red Ash Mining Disaster (WV)

    March 18, 2020 Seletyn

    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

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    WV: 1915 Layland Mine Disaster (Fayette County)

    March 2, 2020 Seletyn

    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

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    WV: Oscar Alphonso Veazey, First WV Inspector of Mines (1883)

    February 8, 2020 Seletyn

    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

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    Shirley Donnelly: A Few Written Words Travel A Long Way

    January 19, 2020 Seletyn

    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

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