A&M 3931Danny Tenney, Collector, Letter Regarding Everettville Mine Disaster A&M 3931Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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Ebdecord. Everettville (W. Va.) Coal mine accidents -- West Virginia Coal mines and mining Everettville Mine Disaster, Everettville, W. Va., 1927. Mine explosions