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Pocahontas Graveyard Needs Tender Care and Volunteers
A coal town graveyard on Pocahontas hill memorializes 112 miners who died in the 1894 Baby Mine explosion and related town tragedy. Grass, weeds, and snakes have overrun the mass grave and surrounding plots, prompting Historic Pocahontas, Inc. to seek volunteers and funds to restore the site and enhance the nearby Exhibition Mine for tourism. The project relies on local support, with coal and utility partners aiding renovations.
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Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas
Baby Mine
Yesteryear
Consolidation Coal Company
Historic Pocahontas, Inc
Appalachian Power Company
Pocahontas Land Company
Edna Drosick