Downtown in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Big Branch Coal Mines Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
1. Big Branch Coal Mines Memorial
Dedicate this Monument
to the 29 miners in the disaster on April 5, 2010,
at the upper Big Branch Coal Mines
Montcoal, West Virginia
Rest In Peace Brothers
Carl Acord 52 Jason Atkins 25 Christopher Bell, 33 Gregory Steven Brock, 47 Kenneth Allan Chapman, 53 Robert Clark, 41 Charles Timothy Davis, 51 Cory Davis, 20 Michael Tee Elswick, 56 William T. Griffith. 54 Steven Harrah, 40 Edward Dean Jones, 50 Richard K. Igne, 45 William Roosevelt Tynch, 59 Nicholas Darrell McCrockery, 26 Joe Marcum, 57 Ronald Tee Maynor, 31 James E. Mooney, 50 Adam Keith Morgan, 21 Rex T. Mullins, 50 Joshua S. Napper. 25 Howard D. Payne, 55 Dillard Earl Persinger, 52 Joel R. Price, 55 Deward Scott, 58 Gary Quarles, 33 Grover Dale Skeens, 57 Benny Willingham, 61 Ricky Workman, 50
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 5, 2010.
Location. 39° 57.833′ N, 83° 0.361′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Long Street (U.S. 33) west of Marconi Boulevard, on
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Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Green, Labor Leader / The Columbus Streetcar Strike, 1910 (a few steps from this marker); Spanish War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Federation of Labor / United Mine Workers of America (a few steps from this marker); John Brickell (within shouting distance of this marker); Labor & Workers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Evolution Of The Sioto River (within shouting distance of this marker); Pickaweekee (within shouting distance of this marker); Location of a children's park and fountain (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
2. Big Branch Coal Mines Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
