The West Virginia State Museum at The Culture CenterDiscovery Room 21: Late 20th Century![]() This room demonstrates the dramatic political and cultural changes West Virginia experienced between the 1950s and 1970s. One exhibit is dedicated to the numerous disasters that occurred during this period, namely the Silver Bridge collapse, Farmington mine disaster, Marshall University football team plane crash, Buffalo Creek flood, Willow Island scaffold collapse, and deadly floods. Other sections address the Miner for Democracy - a revolt by rank-and-file miners within the United Mine Workers of America - the 1960 presidential election, and antipoverty programs of the 1960s. The room features two AV presentations. (AV - Running times 4:11 & 5:12) Special Thanks! |