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     • The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage.
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   What happened at the head of Buffalo Creek?

   • (Video courtesy of Mimi Pickering and Appalshop) EDITOR’S NOTE: February 26, 2022, is the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo Creek Flood in Logan County, West Virginia. The flood killed 125 people and left 4,000 homeless when a poorly constructed coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of Buffalo Creek.

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   Was Buffalo Creek a disaster?

   • Cover page of the Buffalo Creek Environmental Impact Statement Unfortunately, the Buffalo Creek disaster was not the last of its kind. Several other flood disasters have resulted from coal mining dams and have caused damage to the Appalachian region. In Martin County, Kentucky, a coal slurry spill occurred on October 11, 2000.

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   What caused the Buffalo Creek flood?

   • The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage. The impoundment dam, managed by Pittston Coal Company, had been declared "satisfactory" by a federal mine inspector four days earlier.

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   How many people died in the Buffalo Creek flood?

   • By the day’s end, hundreds of homes and vehicles were destroyed, thousands were left homeless, and 125 men, women, and children were dead. The flood, known as the Buffalo Creek disaster, is considered one of the worst disasters in both American and Mountain State history.

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3. daily.jstor.org › the-tragedy-at-buffalo-creekThe Tragedy at Buffalo Creek - JSTOR Daily

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   Feb 3, 2021 · By the day’s end, hundreds of homes and vehicles were destroyed, thousands were left homeless, and 125 men, women, and children were dead. The flood, known as the Buffalo Creek disaster, is considered one of the worst disasters in both American and Mountain State history.

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   The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage.

5. loganwv.us › the-buffalo-creek-disasterThe Buffalo Creek Disaster - Logan WV History and Nostalgia

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   Feb 26, 2011 · On February 26, 1972, one of the worst disasters in WV history occurred at Buffalo Creek, Logan County, WV when a dam broke and killed 125 people.

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7. www.herald-dispatch.com › special › 100_years_withTOP STORY: Death, destruction, terror of 1972 Buffalo Creek ...

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   Jan 15, 2009 · HUNTINGTON — Edna Baisden (Short) and her husband, Sam Baisden, were in bed asleep at their Braeholm, W.Va., home on Logan County’s Buffalo Creek. It was Saturday morning, Feb. 26, 1972, and ...

8. www.wsaz.com › 2022/02/27 › remembering-50-yearsRemembering 50 years since the Buffalo Creek disaster that ...

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   Feb 27, 2022 · The loss of more than 100 people in the Buffalo Creek disaster half a century ago but the people who live down Buffalo Creek Rd. still remember it like it was yesterday.

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10. dailyyonder.com › buffalo-creek-flood-a-halfThe Buffalo Creek Flood: A Half Century Later | The Daily Yonder

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    Feb 25, 2022 · The flood killed 125 people and left 4,000 homeless when a poorly constructed coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of Buffalo Creek. Mimi Pickering, who will attend a commemoration of the disaster Saturday, directed two documentary films on the flood and its aftermath.