Near Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021

1. Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of the 78 miners who died in No. 9 Mine of Consolidation Coal Company November 20, 1968

This monument is located atop the unrecovered portion of No. 9 Mine dedicated in perpetuity as a cemetery

Arthur A. Anderson Jr. • *Jack O. Armstrong • Thomas D. Ashcraft • Jimmy Barr • *Orval D. Beam • *John Joseph Bingamon • Thomas Boggess • *Louis S. Boros • Harold W. Butt • Lee E. Carpenter • David V. Cartwright • *William E. Currence • *Dale E. Davis • Albert R. DeBerry • *Howard A. Deel • George O. Decker • James E. Efaw • Joe Ferris • *Virgil "Pete" Forte • *H. Wade Foster • *Aulda G. Freeman Jr. • Robert L. Glover • Forrest B. Goff • John F. Gouzd • Charles F. Hardman • Ebert E. Hartzell • Simon P. Hayes • *Paul F. Henderson • Roy F Henderson Sr. • Steve Horvath • *Junior M. Jenkins • James Jones • *Pete J. Kaznoski Sr. • Robert D. Kerns • Charles E. King • James Ray Kniceley • Charles Korsh Jr. • George R. Kovar • David Mainella Sr. • Walter R. Martin • *Frank Matish • Hartsel L. Mayle • Dennis N. McDonald • *Emilio D. Megna • *Jack D. Michael • Wayne R. Minor • Charles E. Moody • Paul O. Moran • Adron W. Morris • Joseph Muto • Randall R. Parsons • Raymond R. Parsons • Nicholas Petro • Fred Burt Rogers • William D. Sheme • Robert J. Sigley • Henry J. Skarzinski • Russell D. Snyder • *John Sopuch • Jerry L. Stoneking • Harry L. Strait • Albert Takacs • *William L. Takacs • Dewey Tarley • Frank Tate Jr. • Goy A. Taylor • Hoy B. Taylor • *Edwin A. Tennant • Homer E. Tichenor • Dennis L. Toler • John W. Toothman • Gorman H. Trimble • Roscoe M. Triplett • William T. Walker • James H. Walter • Lester B. Willard • *Edward A. Williams • Lloyd William Wilson • Jerry R. Yanero

* indicates those unrecovered

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historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is November 20, 1968.

Location. 39° 33.806′ N, 80° 20.503′ W. Marker is near Mannington, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is on Llewellyn Run Road (County Road 13/1) east of Flat Run Road (County Road 13), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mannington WV 26582, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mannington Municipal Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); Chief Amos Andrews Morris (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021

2. Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial

(approx. 2.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mannington / Flaggy Meadow (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hamilton Round Barn (approx. 3.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); In Loving Memory (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannington.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021

3. Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial

View is from the parking area. Memorial is located at the end of the walkway.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,699 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.