Oak Hill in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Hank Williams Memorial
17 September 1923 – 1 January 1953
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 25, 2021
1. Hank Williams Memorial, Oak Hill WV
Erected 1991 by Jack D. Pennington Sr., Grant Turner, Roger D. Seay, Vic Gabany and George Hamilton IV “on Hank’s birthday”.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1953.
Location. 37° 58.24′ N, 81° 8.962′ W. Marker is in Oak Hill, West Virginia, in Fayette County. Marker is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 61) near Maple Avenue (Local Route 1/5), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 Main St, Oak Hill WV 25901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hank Williams — The Last Ride (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oak Hill Railroad Depot (approx. half a mile away); Community Life in a Coal Camp (approx. 1.2 miles away); The White Oak Valley (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Coal Barons (approx. 1.2 miles away); Labor Strikes and Conflicts (approx. 1.2 miles away); Disaster Underground (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oakwood Mine Complex (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Hill.
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Also see . . . The Real Hank Williams Story. Reprint of the 2002 article by Maura Kistler originally in Goldenseal Magazine titled “‘I won’t be home no more’: The death of Hank Williams.” Excerpt:
Undertaker Joe Tyree, retired police officer Howard Janney, and automobile dealer Ike Brown were all in Oak Hill on that fateful morning, and each played an active role in the events that took place here. Howard Janney was one of responding police officers, Joe Tyree was the funeral director who took care of the body, and Ike Brown took part in the coroner’s inquest. Young men just doing their jobs, they could never have imagined that their phones would still be ringing 50 years later, as fans, journalists, and the just-plain-curious continue to call. Fortunately, these are gracious men who have clear memories and share a down-to-earth perspective about the story and their places in it. They recount the events of that day simply, without sensationalism, speculation, or drama of any kind.(Submitted on August 11, 2021.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 25, 2021
2. Hank Williams Memorial, Oak Hill WV
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 25, 2021
3. Hank Williams Memorial at Oak Hill WV Public Library
WSM Radio publicity photo in the public domain, via Wikipedia Commons, 1951
4. Hank Williams (1923–1953)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 10, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
