Huntington in Cabell County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Marshall Memorial Boulevard

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014

1. Marshall Memorial Boulevard (Charleston Ave) Marker

Inscription. On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet crashed on approach to Tri-State Airport near Huntington, claiming the lives of seventy-five members of the Marshall University football team, coaches, fans, pilots & crew. This boulevard, named in honor of those fallen members of the university family, leads visitors from the Spring Hill Cemetery to the heart of the Marshall community.

Erected 2000 by West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Education. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1877.

Location. 38° 24.834′ N, 82° 25.182′ W. Marker is in Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County. It is on Marshall Memorial Boulevard / Charleston Avenue east of 20th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntington WV 25703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Kyova Tri-State Region

and in the Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 Viceroyalty of New France

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marshall Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Between the States Generals / Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Carter Godwin Wilson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carter Godwin Woodson

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Lavinia Norman, Founder (approx. 0.6 miles away); One Room School Museum (approx. 0.7 miles away); November 14, 1970 (approx. ¾ mile away); We Are…Marshall (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntington.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014

2. Marshall Memorial Boulevard (Charleston Ave) Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014

3. Marshall Memorial Boulevard (Charleston Ave) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.