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Plaque beside the Beckley Courthouse commemorating the mining disaster at Eccles in 1914

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Plaque beside the Beckley Courthouse commemorating the mining disaster at Eccles in 1914

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Text of plaque reads: "In 1891 Royal Mine on the New River was the first to open in Raleigh County. From 1891 to 1991 county mines produced in excess of 791 million tons of coal, while accidents claimed the lives of 2,121 miners."
Event: Visit to Raleigh County Courthouse.

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Date

01/01/1998

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Contributors

Hufford, Mary, 1952- (Photographer)

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Location

Beckley Junction, 37.76537, -81.20280

Google Map of 37.7653663, -81.2027955

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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Public Domain