1926 Clinchfield Safety Boosters Banquet at Dante (Safety vs. Numbers)

© Jerry F. Couch THE CLINCHFIELD HOSPITAL at Dante, Virginia was a busy place in the 1920’s.  My research suggests at least one miner per day was treated there for injuries received on the job.  Some miners never made it to the hospital – they were killed instantly.  Others died years later of the long-term… Read More 1926 Clinchfield Safety Boosters Banquet at Dante (Safety vs. Numbers)

Carbo Power Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony, May 16, 1956

© Jerry F. Couch 2019 MATERIAL FOR THIS ARTICLE comes from a notebook compiled by Appalachian Electric Power Company in 1956 which documents the groundbreaking ceremony that year for the company’s new Carbo generation plant.  In addition to photos and speeches, the notebook also includes copies of many newspaper clippings announcing construction of the power plant. … Read More Carbo Power Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony, May 16, 1956