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By Craig Baker
Marshall Plane Crash Site Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► West Virginia, Wayne County, Kenova — Marshall Plane Crash Site —
On Old U.S. 52 0.5 miles east of West Virginia Route 75, on the right when traveling north.
On Nov. 14, 1970, 75 people died in the worst sports related air tragedy in U.S. history, when a Southern Airways DC-9 crashed into the hillside nearby. The victims included 36 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, . . . — — Map (db m73743) HM
2 ► West Virginia, Cabell County, Huntington — Marshall Memorial —
Near Norway Ave (entrance to the cemetery).
In lasting remembrance of the members of the Marshall University Football Team, the coaches, staff, and devoted fans who died in the plane crash November 14, 1970. They shall live on in the hearts of their families and friends forever and this . . . — — Map (db m73731) HM
3 ► West Virginia, Cabell County, Huntington — We Are…Marshall —
On 20th Street at 3rd Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north on 20th Street.
"We Are…Marshall" Memorial Bronze presented to Marshall University on the Eleventh day of November in the year 2000 as a tribute to those lost on November 14, 1970. The memorial will stand for all time as a symbol of community resilience and . . . — — Map (db m208903) HM
4 ► West Virginia, Cabell County, Huntington — Marshall Memorial Boulevard —
On Marshall Memorial Boulevard / Charleston Avenue east of 20th Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m73729) HM
5 ► West Virginia, Cabell County, Huntington — Marshall Memorial Boulevard —
On 3rd Avenue (U.S. 60) at 20th Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m208449) HM
 
 
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026