York Township near Powhatan Point in Belmont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
United Mine Workers Of America L.U. 5497 Dist, No 6
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. United Mine Workers Of America L.U. 5497 Dist, No 6 Marker
Erected by Local Union 5497 United Mine Workers of America, in memory of the 66 men who lost their lives in the Powhatan Mine Fire, July 5, 1944.
William Hawley Andrew Sichi Charles Nelson Raymond Jackson Charles Kacir Melvin Smith Dorsey Hartline James Gibson Sherman Cordery Wilson Brown Denver Lee Glenn Cook Harry McGilton Dewey Munas Jr. John Johnson Hampton Matthews James Jobb Jacob Belleville Ralph McGonagle Wilson McFadden Mike Harvey Samuel Larkins Andrew Punko Robert Munas Alex Ciszewski Virgil Preston Lester Marling Matt Simonetti John Yablonski Odell Brown Boyd Taylor Ned Van Gosen Edward Pletcher Henry Hawley Dain Bragg Henry Johnson Charles Stevens Roy Jennewein Myron Wright Dwight Mellott Clinton Corwin Tony Wach John Stewart Virgil Newkirk George Wisor Tie P. Miller Mike Chimley James McConnaughey Frank Reick Edward Dennis Aurel Vaught John Warsnick Dale Jones John Burda Pete Utka William Zemmick Wilbert Kneufner Adam Gursky Fletcher Rieues Earl R. Gibson Floyd W. Aberegg Russell Caldwell
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Erected by Local Union 5497 United Mine Workers of America.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Natural Resources. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1944.
Location. 39° 52.205′ N, 80° 47.814′ W. Marker is near Powhatan Point, Ohio, in Belmont County. It is in York Township. It is at the intersection of Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 7) and Parish Road Cemetery, on the right when traveling north on Ohio River Scenic Byway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 381 Wheeling Ave, Powhatan Point OH 43942, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
2. United Mine Workers Of America L.U. 5497 Dist, No 6 Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Powhatan Point Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Powhatan Point (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Coal Industry at Powhatan Point / Powhatan Disaster, 1944 (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Powhatan Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Inez Wright Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away); Washington's Land (approx. 1.8 miles away in West Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan Point.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
