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Language
English
Abstract
Photocopy of eight page letter from John Spiker to his grandfather, Watson Tenney. In the letter, dated November 7, 1927,
Spiker recounts his experience witnessing the Everettville Mine Disaster in Everettville, West Virginia, on April 30, 1927.
He was on-site when the Federal No. 3 mine owned by New England Fuel and Transportation Company exploded and he took part
in the immediate rescue effort.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Danny Tenney, Collector, Letter Regarding Everettville Mine Disaster,
A&M 3931, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.