The Buffalo Creek Disaster: The Story Of . . .
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Originally published | 1976 |
Authors | Gerald M. Stern |
Genres | Law Material |
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ID | 2440698 |
About The Buffalo Creek Disaster: The Story Of . . .
One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U. S. history. . . .