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Museum in the Park currently is hosting an exhibit of local and statewide pieces including quilts and coverlets, sculptures, and paintings. These pieces, both from the West Virginia State Museum Collection and from local artists, depict the rich cultural heritage of West Virginia. The 3,300-acre park features a new $8.5 million conference and convention center, as well as a campground, outdoor amphitheatre and wildlife center. The Division will manage the museum under an agreement with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, which operates the park. The Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park has opened a new exhibit, Remembering Buffalo Creek, a solemn recollection of the Feb. 26, 1972 tragedy. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Artifacts pertaining directly to the disaster, including the uniform worn by Lila Hinchman, former director of the Logan County Chapter of the American Red Cross, are on display. The Red Cross flag that hung over Man High School following the disaster to mark the school as a shelter and temporary Red Cross headquarters also is featured. |
In addition, the exhibit features two films about the disaster, both made by filmmaker and producer Mimi Pickering for Appalshop, Inc. The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (1975, 40 minutes) chronicles the flood which killed 125 people, injured 1,100 and left 4,000 homeless when a coal-waste dam collapsed at the head of a hollow in Logan County. Buffalo Creek Revisited (1984, 31 minutes) was filmed 10 years after the flood and looks at “the second disaster on Buffalo Creek,” in which the survivors’ efforts to rebuild the communities shattered by the flood are thwarted.
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Other exhibits and activities include:Monongah The story of the worst recorded coal mining disaster in American history that killed at least 362 miners in 1907. Riding the Rails The railroads in West Virginia with tools, equipment and photographs from the state collection and Lynwood(Woody) Ireland collection. John Henry: Steel Drivin' Man A special temporay (until August 15) exhibit on loan from the WV Hummanities Council. Black Diamonds The story of the coal mining industry in West Virginia. The Shawnee Trail Associates An exhibit featuring frontier artifacts. |
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Our LocationWe are located at Chief Logan State Park |
Museum in the Park 376 Little Buffalo Creek Road * Logan, WV 25601 |
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