Park View Neighborhood in Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2024
1. Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial
119 victims of the
Benwood Mine Disaster
April 28, 1924
and in hopes for the
safety of all laboring
men and women under
St. Joseph's watchful care
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1924.
Location. 40° 3.661′ N, 80° 40.135′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is in the Park View Neighborhood. It can be reached from Wheeling Park Drive. Monument is in Section 12 of Mount Calvary Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1685 National Road (US Route 40), Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reverend Michael J. Fitzpatrick (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of All who Served (approx. Ό mile away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Madonna of the Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Madonna of the Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); The National Pike (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Elm Grove Stone Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.
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Also see . . . Wheeling Steel's Benwood Mine Disaster (Ohio County Public Library, 2011). (Submitted on November 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2024
2. Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
