Black Wall of Death-The Buffalo Creek Disaster-Locations-Man West Virginia

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@rccharles6772 Ай бұрын

We pay the price to make them richer while we live check to check

@chefd.w.hostettler Ай бұрын

What a heartbreaking story! God Bless Y'all for shining a light on the folks lost that fateful day!

@travisconley1981 Ай бұрын

Mom told me about this when I was a kid, she was 20 at the time of the flood. I go up Buffalo Creek alot for work and I always think about it. Thank u Leo and Heather!

@skatpak2967 Ай бұрын

so heartbreaking no matter whos fault..can you imagine that wall of black water comin at ya and you know there is no place to go?? the runnin and screamin the noise of it?? it had to be the most horrific site GOD REST ALL THEIR SOULS i was only 10 when this happened and knew nothing about it till now..thank you for the reporting sad how much we forget of the past or just are not aware of

@wondergirl367 Ай бұрын

Thank you for helping us remember, especially folks like me who didn't know in the first place.

@suzybailey-koubti8342 Ай бұрын

My mommy and daddy are buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

@riottact Ай бұрын

I think my Mamaw and papaw was buried just at the top of the hill at forest lawn where you were standing at! I remember as a kid probably just after it happened, the roads were washed out. We were visiting my Mamaw and papaw in Logan and had to take a detour to get there. Love all the things you do with your channel! You wouldn’t happen to know of any Kinneys or Butchers from Draper Hill by chance?

@thehillbillyfiles Ай бұрын

Not that I can think of right off the bat.

@laurelcoem9759 Ай бұрын

This is one of the best videos you've made and shared with us. Those three unknown children buried together and sharing a space means they are not alone. Maybe not with their families but together to spend eternity, never alone again. Thanks for sharing.

@lobo5786 Ай бұрын

Thank ya'll for keeping the memory of those who were lost alive. I live in central Texas and have been to West Virginia once, beautiful part of the world. The gentleman's story he told brought tears to my eyes.

@timphillips6744 23 күн бұрын

I have watched three of your videos within the last 24 hours. I must say, I have enjoyed them very much. I never gave it much thought, but I am tied to all these places. Born in Louisville, moved to Huntington in 1958. I drove a delivery truck for a wholesale sundry/tobacco company in 1968. I had a large territory from Chapmanville, Logan, Man, Gilbert, Williamson, War, Welch, Iaeger, Phelps, KY just to name a few. Many more also. I can't tell you how many times I drove up Buffalo Creek. My largest stop was Amherst Coal Company in Lorado or Lundale. I don't remember now, I'm 74 and my memory is not as good at it used to be, I apologize! Such a heart-breaking tragedy! I remember the flood very well. I was 21 at the time. My heart and prayers go out to all the people involved! Great people, honest and hardworking. So very sad! I bought a restaurant business in Man in 1977. Came back to Huntington in 1980 I made a lot of friends in that area when I was there. Super people! Thank you for your great videos!

@Lauren36984 Ай бұрын

A most befitting vlog for this weekend. We should never forget this disaster and others that have occurred here in our state of WV. To the man who blamed God, hope he repented! The innocent people always suffer! Thanks for reminding us to remember! That is what Leo and Heather do for us here on utube. They allow us to recall and remember special events!

@suzybailey-koubti8342 Ай бұрын

Leo, I went to community college with Gail Amburgey in Logan. She was the sweetest young girl. She always loved her poetry. Suzy

@maryguy-fo2qk Ай бұрын

If the hills and hollers of Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee could talk; we would have this kind of story to tell based on true facts. Thank you for all you do to tell other people's stories. So glad I found your channel.

@davidjanson7982 Ай бұрын

The video is about WV.

@michaelbedinger4121 Ай бұрын

Very sad story. May all the victims rest in peace 🙏 Thank you very much Leo and Heather, for telling this story, so that we do not forget. Take care.

@lindacarney9099 Ай бұрын

Never heard of this story, but I’ll always remember it. Thank you for sharing.

@sherrilee230 Ай бұрын

That was a tragic story and yes you are right the big guys at the top never have to pay it's the little guys that have to pay for it all thanks for sharing love you guys

@kitdog100 Ай бұрын

Beautifully done story. Thank you two, for all your hard work and compassion for those who are lost. Much love from Iowa ❤❤❤

@sandrasmith7091 Ай бұрын

I had not heard this before. How devastating and heartbreaking. As a kid during that time and shortly after we didn't pay attention to what our elders talked about. I recognize many last names. We had family we visited in WV. Mercer n summers Co. Rough story but I appreciate it.

@DavidFarley-br8iq Ай бұрын

Hello Heather and Leo...Such a sad day..The family's and their losses had to be so Horrible to deal with...

@patricatfurever4051 Ай бұрын

Thank you both for sharing this heartfelt story- such a lovely place now…time heals all 😔🙏🏼

@allenblair705 Ай бұрын

I vividly remember watching news footage of this sad event on WSAZ news as an 8+ year old boy. It saddened my heart then and still does to this day when reminded of it. I traveled through Man on Route 10 weekly for a few years to work. Often I would see the sign for Buffalo Creek and start the sad feelings for those lost that day.RIP to those poor folks and what they suffered.

@allenblair705 Ай бұрын

By the way, thanks again to you two for another fine job of getting the story out there especially to those who had never heard it before.

@markware5109 Ай бұрын

Hello my favorite couple! Mark here from Roanoke, VA. I remember this tragedy like it was yesterday. Senseless ! Those poor souls. We should never forget this and learn from it. But there are still the same risks everywhere.

@daveo3754 Ай бұрын

Out of all your stories to me this one is of the top heartbreaking y'all have covered...

@patricatfurever4051 Ай бұрын

So tragic! I vaguely recall as I was about 12 years old living in Putnam county! Horrific facts to hear about this so many decades later 😔🙏🏼 God rest those lost souls and especially the ones never found! 🙏🏼

@edielawrence97 Ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ ... Thank you guys so much and , " God Bless ".

@FeralSheryl1818 Ай бұрын

Had a bad flood and mud slide here where I live in 1995. 117 lives were lost. All major roads gone. It wasn't black water waste. I think that is awful. It was just Mother Nature raging through

@janicewright3578 Ай бұрын

Thank you for remembering the people that this impacted.

@sandrahunter5749 Ай бұрын

Hi Leo and Heather from Boone County WV 👋 Thank You for this video about the Buffalo Creek Flood disaster. I love watching your videos.

@jamesholbrook5820 Ай бұрын

I worked with a man in the late 90's that lived in Buffalo creek when that happened. His parents brought him and his siblings to Huntington early that morning for an appointment or something and the dam broke while they were away from home. He talk about it 30 years after the flood and the sorrow would overwhelm him. So sad that the industry that has been so many people's living also maimed and killed so many.😭 Bless you guys for telling this story

@charliepc56 Ай бұрын

I remember when that happened. I heard about it in the bath house at the mine I worked at. I was working for the Pittston Coal Corporation's Clinchfield Division in Virginia. It was hard to watch the news and hear all the horror stores from the Buffalo Creek disaster. So many who lost their lives were so young. May they rest in peace.

@gearhead2017 Ай бұрын

Wow! RIP to the victims of the Buffalo creek flood

@mercedithcompala8148 Ай бұрын

I am so so sorry. I will never forget this story ❤

@dgarza63 Ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing this story. God bless you both

@jayharper2252 Ай бұрын

O.m.g. the story about the man finding his sister was crazy. My jaw dropped when you told that. I couldn't imagine going through that. Wow!!!!

@user-uz9gc5tk1h Ай бұрын

Thank you Heather and Leo for the video along with this tragedy I will remember them as well as the military. 😢❤️❤️.

@user-sn1ft4dg8r Ай бұрын

No, not God’s fault. Man’s fault.

@brianlykins6663 Ай бұрын

Good morning Heather, Leo. Y'all did a great job of telling this story. I may even watch it twice to make certain nothing was missed. Y'all have such a way of telling these stories, it brings things and people back to life. I can't imagine what those folks went through. Thank you both for all that you do to bring these stories to us. God bless y'all for what you do. Stay safe out there on your travels.

@archielynn3663 16 сағат бұрын

gulp so sadi choked up im 82 seen a lot wow bless wv people va man out ==

@connie2558 Ай бұрын

Beautifully done for such a tragic event! Thanks for sharing!

@connierichards9121 Ай бұрын

Oh lord. Unidentified babies and missing people still. I've heard this story before but never from any 1st hand accounts. This one is a real heartbreaker. Stay safe out there both of you

@T-Man252 Ай бұрын

Ive been to Logan...Welch and all those little coal mining towns but never heard about this. Absolutely horrible and so tragic for so many. Thank you to you both for doing this story.

@lindacarney9099 Ай бұрын

I had never heard of this story. Needless to say it was abhorrent horrible event. I will never forget it, thank you for sharing.

@danceshadowmoon1 Ай бұрын

I am watching your videos from Columbus, Ohio. Most of my relatives live in West Virginia. My father graduated from Man High School, my baby sister, grandmother and aunt are buried at Ruffner Cemetery in the Buffalo Creek area. I have lived in Man and Gilbert West Virginia and my grandfather lived at Accoville Holler when that flood happened. I have been following the Hillbilly Files for a while now, and I truly appreciate what you do. This one really hit home for me. You did a wonderful job honoring those who lost their lives. God bless you!

@beverlyjackson3089 Ай бұрын

I SHARED YOUR CHANNEL WITH FRIENDS TODAY. LOVE YOU GUYS THANKS FOR BRINGING THESE STORIES WITH US. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@gregembrey2947 Ай бұрын

This was the hardest one that you have brought to us to watch. thanks for sharing.

@DJoeClark Ай бұрын

Sad part of history. Phenomenally done video.

@IRgEEK Ай бұрын

What a fascinating but tragic tale. I was only 6 at the time growing up in KY, but I have no recollection of this event at all and that's a shame. Thanks so much for sharing information on this tragedy and honoring and remembering the victims of this terrible event.

@debroahisaacs2452 17 күн бұрын

It is so tragic when these disasters happen. Especially in these states Kentucky seems to get it the worst. Waverly KY. Got a flood 3 maybe 4 years ago . Still in a sad place today. I had heard of this flood. I lived in WzVA a few years. I'm in Tennessee now but I'm from Lee County Virginia. There is a huge dam Wolf Creek damage in KY. My son told me about this dam. God please don't let anything happen. Thanx for a sad but very good video. I always enjoy your videos.❤😊😢

@dremastevens9070 24 күн бұрын

My dad was one of the army members that was up there after the floods...broke his heart all his life...he never would talk about it...

@7karnold Ай бұрын

Very fitting Story for this Memorial Day weekend, and a rainy one at that! Very sad story told by some really caring people. Bless you Leo and Heather 😢

@jeffruebens8355 11 күн бұрын

The Buffalo Creek 1972 disaster was from building 3 dams out of coal refuse from mining, with rocks generally an inch across and smaller. The Martin County Kentucky 2000 slurry pond failure was from deep mining too close to the bottom of the pond, so the pond water fell under the dam with no dam failure. Since 1972 coal mine dams have to be built from large rocks that huge rainstorms are very unlikely to cause a dam failure. The 1972 disaster also led to new national coal mine laws in 1977.

@cynthiacarter514 Ай бұрын

You did a tremendous job on this video! Thank you for all your hard work.

@thomasmcminn6620 Ай бұрын

Leo and Heather this touched my heart in so many places. Thank you both for this sad but important message and video God bless all that were involved. And God bless you both.

@FeralSheryl1818 Ай бұрын

Heart breaking

@johnharmon1403 23 күн бұрын

You two are national treasures.

@JamesChubbyDamron Ай бұрын

Great story, sad but interesting and a great tribute to the lost and the survivors!

@cherylschantz9893 Ай бұрын

That beginning was so powerful! Thanks for presenting this!

@louellenrichard2807 Ай бұрын

Thank you Danny for another great video, I can't imagine what it would have been like to have worked in a mine 😢, RIP to the men who lost their lives that day. Again thank you

@jessiemerritt9147 Ай бұрын

Never heard of this story how awful. Yes 100% agree with Heather about greed and politics whole lot to say there. Yes ordinary every day people pay the price. You did a wonderful job in remembering these people. Sad but needs to be told. R.I.P. to all who passed that day prayers to family and friends left behind. Prayers for the people who survived this awful ordeal God bless them and you all and family.

@Gotcha64 Ай бұрын

Thank you for reminding us ❤

@quadzilla819 Ай бұрын

Great Job, both of you. I love the stories. I have stayed in Man several times and that answers the question why there isn't very many historical age homes there. I still need that historical tour we talked about on the atv ride last year when we met you at the grille in Matewan.

@denisehibbs9576 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this historical event ! Sad.

@danareynolds1976 Ай бұрын

I'm so very sorry to hear. Of the lose of life

@someonesprincess3 Ай бұрын

I lost relatives in this disaster. It was devastating.

@lindageer8272 Ай бұрын

Great content as usual. Another thought came to mind, did you ever find Asa Harmond grave? Leo your laugh is infectious♡

@truthjunkie63 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this sad story.

@user-tk4iy1ls5t Ай бұрын

Thank you. My dad worked in coal mines. They are so dangerous. You did a great job sharing this and the tragedy. I remember hearing about it, but not in this much detail. I live in WV. I need to go south to see this.

@sharonrivers1347 Ай бұрын

❤😢😮, rip to the victims, so senseless,

@mikepeacock964 Ай бұрын

Great video, guys

@taylorfamily8176 27 күн бұрын

God bless you

@Judy-qi1ef Ай бұрын

I now live on Buffalo Creek. My sister’s husband lost his sister and two kids. It still haunts him. 7:33 7:36

@sharongoodsell9341 28 күн бұрын

Break's my 💓 Australian. I really feel connected to WV . Rip dear people and children.

@archielynn3663 16 сағат бұрын

johnstown pa flood in pa was like that leo look it up do a story on it love your vids thank you

@gregorygibson5455 Ай бұрын

Hello Leo and Heather

@Judy-qi1ef Ай бұрын

@jalenmaker. I live on Buffalo Creek today. My brother-in-law lost his sister and her two kids. Still haunts him today. 10:46

@theburtseoni Ай бұрын

That is really a sad story- some men's greed kills many others, and no real punishment other then a fine, which their insurance company likely paid up on. No justice for the poor folks who lost lives and homes!

@ronniemurphy2124 25 күн бұрын

I know of one boy (Bailey, 9) that lost all of his family and he was found alive stuck upon a tree. I had an employee (Osborne) whose mother was trapped by a tree that the water knocked down on her. She survived the ordeal.

@angelabromann6676 Ай бұрын

Hello 👋 👋👋

@tomguenther9458 Ай бұрын

Very gripping story. I have heard about this many years ago when I was still living in Europe. The peanut butter/cool aid story makes a person think and I can not imagine what this fellow went through when he found out... I am following your stories for some time now and really enjoy them as well as the dedication you put into your research and all the background information. Good for you! Without your work, a lot of history would be soon forgotten and/or overgrown forever... One more thing... I like Leo's camo-Jacket with the American Flag... Where can I get one of those?

@thehillbillyfiles Ай бұрын

I think I know the one you're talking about. It's a heated jacket from a company called dewbu.

@tomguenther9458 Ай бұрын

@@thehillbillyfiles Thank you! I will have a look online... Keep up the great work!

@emmajohnson6955 28 күн бұрын

I glad you remembered there pets.

@danareynolds1976 Ай бұрын

That was a very bad disaster I just bearly remember i was only 5 years.old

@mycharmedunicorn8715 20 күн бұрын

Could not imagine 😢

@caligirlmisplaced9831 Ай бұрын

I remember it well

@joshuaholman1795 14 күн бұрын

some of the leadership should have been jailed over this ignoring safety regulations there no call for that these people didnt deserve what happened to them

@virginiawilliams7282 Ай бұрын

Did the people who lost family members, homes & businesses ever get a settlement from the mine company? State ? Or government? There is no value that can be placed on a human life. But they were surely owed something. I've read about & heard some stories of this disaster. The loss is unbelievable. If your wife & I were to get into a discussion about how this states government has done the people that live here I have no doubt it would be an interesting one.

@suzybailey-koubti8342 Ай бұрын

Yes, each family was compensated for their losses by Pittston Coal Company.

@caligirlmisplaced9831 Ай бұрын

I have a lot of relatives buried in that cemetery

@oldiesrock8836 24 күн бұрын

I have a picture of my parents taken by one of the dam's before that disaster, If I can find it I'll share it with you, if you look close you can see the tip of a telephone pole in the water behind them.

@oldiesrock8836 24 күн бұрын

It wouldn't let me send to you.. but I tried lol

@JansFAMBAM Ай бұрын

What a real bad disaster an really sickening how the mining Company blames it on God! It was their Fault ! Look at all those lives was lost a the people that has Survived will never be the same. Sending prayers for them all families God bless them All! Thank Heather and Leo for doing this Video I’ve never heard of this! God bless. Breaks my heart! Thank you for doing this in loving memory of them.My They all Rest In Peace To them all ✝️🙏

@melindaschluter1669 22 күн бұрын

😢 ❤❤❤

@tribecca626 Ай бұрын

😢

@bunnysthndr 29 күн бұрын

This happened in Nelson County,Virginia, with the difference being that Hurricane Camille caused it. The aftermath was just as horrible

@emmajohnson6955 28 күн бұрын

When did that happen?? I love Nelson Va have great times there

@marvinjohnson424 Ай бұрын

😢🇺🇸

@mrb706 Ай бұрын

Has anyone ever covered the Cheat River flash flood disaster? I think around 83-84'

@GuillermoHernandez-mu5mj 4 күн бұрын

Where did you get the footage of the memorial church service? My wife's family was visible in several shots and she would like to see it in it's entirety.

@thehillbillyfiles 2 күн бұрын

I don't remember the exact page, but the clip was from youtube. Just search "Buffalo Creek Disaster". You should be able to find that, and maybe more.

@taylorfamily8176 Ай бұрын

That was terrible hope I never hear this again