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Buffalo Creek, when the slurry dam let go
1972
Logan County, West Virginia
A coal company impoundment of waste water and sludge burst above a string of hollow communities and sent 130 million gallons down seventeen miles of valley in minutes. It killed 125 people, injured 1,100 and left 4,000 homeless. The company called it an act of God. A state commission found the dam had been built on top of coal waste with no engineering at all.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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