HISTORY IN MUSIC- ‘MANNINGTON MINE DISASTER”- HAZEL DICKENS
History In Music- ‘Mannington Mine Disaster”- Hazel Dickens. “Mannington Mine Disaster” was written and performed by Hazel Dickens in 1969. At 5:30 AM on November 20, 1968 the Consol #9 […]
Category Archives: West Virginia
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- NOVEMBER 20, 1968- 78 COAL MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION IN MANNINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
It was fifty years ago today- November 20, 1968- another terrible coal mining disaster in the state of West Virginia. Seventy- eight coal miners were killed in an explosion […]
HARPERS FERRY- WEST VIRGINIA
The view of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia from Maryland Heights is fantastic and worth the 45 minute walk up the mountain to get the view. Harpers Ferry is famous for […]
LINCOLN WALKS AT MIDNIGHT- WEST VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL-CHARLESTON, W.V.
The statue Lincoln Walks At Midnight- stands in front of the West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia facing the Kanawha River. “Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight” was […]
JEFFERSON’S ROCK- HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
Jefferson’s Rock- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. As a young man Thomas Jefferson vistied Harpers Ferry-which was part of Virginia at the time. He hiked up to this rock and loved […]
JOHN BROWN’S FORT- HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
In October 1959 John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia [now West Virginia.} His plan wasn’t very thought out. His goal was to take control of the armory. […]
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