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The Hawks Nest Tunnel
1930
Fayette County, West Virginia
Jarek Tuszyński · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Men drilled three miles through almost pure silica for a power project, mostly dry and without masks, and hundreds died of acute silicosis within months. Most were Black migrant workers, many buried in unmarked fields. It is probably the worst industrial disaster in American history and the death toll has never been settled.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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