Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial

Whitesville, WV

The Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial is a permanent memorial to the twenty-nine victims of the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine disaster that occurred on April 5th, 2010.
The memorial is a 48' long granite monument to the UBB Miners that features the life-size silhouettes of twenty-nine miners standing shoulder to shoulder. is a bronze tribute to the first responders and mine rescue teams that participated in the search, rescue and recovery efforts.

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