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West Virginia
Salem, WV Oil Town Destroyed By Fire, Dec 1901
Posted October 1st, 2008 by Stu Beitler
BUSINESS PART OF OIL TOWN BURNED.
HALF A MILLION LOSS AT SALEM, W. VA.
250 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
SEVENTY-NINE BUILDINGS WIPED OUT BY FLAMES -- RIOT FOLLOWS THE FIRE. read more »
Bramwell, WV Business District Fire, Jan 1910
Posted September 30th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
EVERY BUSINESS HOUSE IN VILLAGE DESTROYED. read more »
Long Run, WV Severe Storm, July 1892
Posted September 29th, 2008 by Stu BeitlerSEVERE STORM.
ENTIRE FAMILY SWEPT AWAY -- TRESTLE WASHED OUT AND TRAIN WRECKED. read more »
Charleston, WV Capitol Fire, Jan 1921
Posted September 19th, 2008 by Stu Beitler
WEST VIRGINIA CAPITOL BUILDING FIRE.
Charleston, W. Va. -- Postcard showing the fire at the capitol in January 1921. read more »
Buckhannon, WV Fire, Feb 1908
Posted August 31st, 2008 by Lori HedgesBad Fire at Buckhannon, W. Va. read more »
Wilcoe, WV Mine Explosion, Feb 1905
Posted August 26th, 2008 by Stu BeitlerMINE EXPLOSION CARRIES SIX SABBATH TOILERS INTO ETERNITY.
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER AT GRAPEVINE WORKS OF UNITED STATES COAL AND COKE CO., AT WILCOE.
SIX, POSSIBLY SEVEN, KILLED. read more »
Cincinnati, OH flood, Jan 1907
Posted August 21st, 2008 by Tim TaugherCINCINNATI SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS BY FLOOD
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PERSONS DRIVEN TO HIGHER LAND. read more »
Williamsport, MD flood, Mar 1936
Posted August 14th, 2008 by Tim TaugherWILLIAMSPORT, Md., March 18 (AP). - The worst flood in forty-seven years surged relentlessly down the Potomac River Valley Wednesday, inundating at least seven towns and making hundreds homeless. read more »
Wheeling, WV Millinery Store Fire, Aug 1908
Posted August 13th, 2008 by TeriCHILDREN DIE IN FIRE AT WHEELING
Special to the Courier. read more »
Mount Hope, WV Fire, Mar 1910
Posted August 13th, 2008 by gendisastersOf the 200 Families Rendered Homeless, Almost Every One Lost Their All - So Destitute Are They That an Appeal to the Governor for Aid Has Already Been Made by Citizens read more »
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