Near Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial
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
Topics. This 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. Marker 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.
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 (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.
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 560 times since then and 57 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.