Ghent in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Ghent Explosion Memorial
Little General
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
1. Ghent Explosion Memorial Marker
For over 30 years a Little General store stood on this site. On January 30, 2007 at 10:56 a.m., a propane explosion leveled the store killing the four men honored by this memorial and critically injuring five others.
Erected 2018.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is January 30, 2007.
Location. 37° 37.506′ N, 81° 6.732′ W. Marker is in Ghent, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. Marker is on Flat Top Road (U.S. 19) north of Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2964 Flat Top Rd, Ghent WV 25843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Jones (approx. 1.9 miles away); Glade Creek Reservoir (approx. 5.2 miles away); Shady Spring (approx. 5.9 miles away); Battle of Clark’s House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Raleigh County / Summers County (approx. 6.8 miles away); Grandview Park (approx. 7.1 miles away); Bluestone River (approx. 8.3 miles away); Bluestone National Scenic River (approx. 8.3 miles away).
More about this memorial. Across
this page online
Green information marker is in front of the parking area
Also see . . . Memorial dedicated to men killed in tragic Ghent propane explosion.
More than 11 years after tragedy struck in Ghent, family and friends of the four men who perished on Jan. 30, 2007, returned to the scene of the accident to remember.(Submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
2. Ghent Explosion Memorial
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
3. Glenn Ray Bennett plaque
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
4. Jeffrey Lee Treadway plaque
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
5. Craig Lawrence Dorsey plaque
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 19, 2024
6. Frederick Allen Burroughs plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
