Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, November 30th

November 30, 2022

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Farmington Mine Disaster

On November 30, 1968, the Consolidated Coal Company's Number 9 Mine was sealed, ten days after an explosion that resulted in the deaths of 78 miners.

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