HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 96
(By Delegate Varner)
Requesting the West Virginia Division of Culture and History to
erect an historic marker near the site of the 1924 Benwood
Mine Disaster from funds available to the division for the
purpose of erecting historic markers.
Whereas, The state's third worst mine disaster occurred on
April 28, 1924, at a Wheeling Steel Corporation mine in Benwood;
and
Whereas, On that morning one-half hour after 119 miners entered
the mine, an explosion occurred killing all of them; and
Whereas, It is appropriate for a marker to be erected and
dedicated to the miners who lost their lives in this devastating
tragedy; and
Whereas, The marker would be a reminder that coal mining is a
dangerous occupation and that it is essential that we should do all
we can to ensure miner safety; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Culture and History is hereby requested
to erect an historic marker near the site of the 1924 Benwood Mine
Disaster; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of
Culture and History is hereby requested to cause to be fabricated
an appropriate historical marker near the site of the 1924 Benwood
mine disaster from funds available to the division for the purpose
of erecting historic markers; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of
the Division of Culture and History and the Secretary of the
Department of Education and the Arts.
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