More than 100 people were killed by neglect, corruption, and toxic black water when dams broke at Buffalo Creek...(and yeah I'm reposting this to try and scrape up some tips)
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When The Black Waters Came: The Buffalo Creek Disaster
The Day The Black Water Came
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April 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
More than 100 people were killed by neglect, corruption, and toxic black water when dams broke at Buffalo Creek...(and yeah I'm reposting this to try and scrape up some tips)
#AppalachiaHistory #mining #regulations
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The road into Lillyhaven — Clear Fork Road, Route 971, running along the Clear Fork of the Guyandotte in Wyoming County.
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June 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The road into Lillyhaven — Clear Fork Road, Route 971, running along the Clear Fork of the Guyandotte in Wyoming County.
#LillyhavenWestVirginia #LutherElkinspetroglyphs #Lyncopetroglyphs #ClearFork #GuyandotteRiver #WyomingCounty #Algonquian #Appalachiahistory
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Godby Heights sits above the valley in Logan County, named for the Godby family — who in 1896 built a packet boat called the Guyandotte and…
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June 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Godby Heights sits above the valley in Logan County, named for the Godby family — who in 1896 built a packet boat called the Guyandotte and…
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On the Daniel Boone Parkway along the Big Coal River through Andrew, in Boone County — where the river was named for coal in 1742, more than…
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June 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
On the Daniel Boone Parkway along the Big Coal River through Andrew, in Boone County — where the river was named for coal in 1742, more than…
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On WV Route 10 along the Guyandotte River, Pecks Mill in Logan County is named for a building that no longer exists.
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June 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
On WV Route 10 along the Guyandotte River, Pecks Mill in Logan County is named for a building that no longer exists.
#pecksmillwv #logancountywestvirginia #guyandotteriver #westvirginiaroute10 #appalachiahistory #coalfieldtowns #wvplacenames #southernwestvirginia
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