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Valdese Fire Department, Valdese, North Carolina. 2,479 likes · 60 talking about this · 112 were here. Chief Truman Walton Asst. Chief Levi Henry All photos/discussions/etc. are copyright of the V
Apr 8, 2010 · 04/08/10 322 W - + 9 - 4. On Tuesday evening, May 30, 1972, a backyard bomb shelter exploded in Valdese, NC. Five children playing on its steps were killed, and a sixth was injured in the blast. The cause was blamed on leaking gasoline vapors that were likely ignited from an electric spark, and perhaps triggered when one of the children flipped ...
Valdese High School - Impersonator Yearbook (Valdese, NC) - Class of 1968: Page 44 of 158
828-879-2103. Chief. Truman Walton. 828-879-2110. Assistant Chief. Levi Henry. 828-879-2111. The primary mission of the Valdese Fire Department is to protect the citizens of and visitors to the Town of Valdese from the adverse effects of natural and man-made emergencies.
- 102 Massel Ave SW, Valdese, 28655, NC
Jun 28, 2021 · The Valdese Bomb Shelter Explosion. Tuesday, May 30th, 1972. It’s about 7PM on a warm spring evening in the quiet near-mountain town of Valdese, NC. Jean Garrou (12), Regina Robinson (12) and her brother Donald Robinson Jr. (14), Michael Powell (10), Gloria Hammond (12), and Gloria Picou (10) are playing in a bomb shelter at Jean’s home.
Nestled in the foothills of North Carolina, Valdese is a small town in Burke County founded by the Waldensians from Northern Italy in 1893. Valdese is home to Waldensian Presbyterian Church, a cute diner called Myra’s and a quaint main street. Valdese has multiple restaurants, old historic buildings, the “Trail of Faith”, McGalliard Falls and Children’s Park. Valdese also has a mural ...
May 29, 2022 · VALDESE — Monday marks 50 years since a bomb shelter exploded, killing five children and rocked a community to the core. May 30, 1972, was a Tuesday that saw the senior class of Valdese High ...
