Island Creek Mine 22 Disaster Bridge memorial

We forgot to add this to the previous video on the 1960 disaster at Island creek mine 22 and we thought it should be included.
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[@michaelbedinger4121]

How tragic....May all the victims rest in peace 🙏 Thank you very much Leo and Heather. Take care.

[@margaretdurant2756]

Hi Heather and Leo, I just wanted to say a few things, I knew very little about the Hatfield's and the McCoy's, actually all I knew were they were 2 Families that had a feud and of course the song laugh out loud, until I started watching your channel, I've learned so much watching your channel about many things, I'm 64 year-old woman from Ontario Canada. that still loves to learn and loves history, and on a day you learn something new. It was a good day and since watching your show I've had a lot of good days, Leo, on one of your episodes you said that this lady was special. Well I think that you and Heather are special. You not only do go above and beyond to bring your viewers so many heartwarming interesting and fascinating. True stories but you help others find their loved ones, You two folks are two of the most Kind-Hearted compassionate I have ever Knowing and for that I just want to say thank you and I will be forever grateful ,I just wanted to say how appreciated you are by me and many others Thank you for all your hard amazing work. Love you guys. Love your channel all your channels. Take care and God bless ❤️🙏

[@volleyhayhurst4849]

Hey Guys thank you for the Holden Story. I was born in Holden Hospital just up the road it is no longer there I don’t know when it was taken down. All my family is from Logan Thank you we never miss a episode 🙋‍♂️🇺🇸

[@judypierce7028]

I was a junior in high school when this mine disaster happened. It was terrible. Part of it was telecast on TV on the local news. So many families lost loved ones. However, this mine disaster cannot be compared to Matewan. Thank you for bringing back some memories of the 60s Leo. This was an awesome video. Stay safe in your travels.

[@suzybailey-koubti8342]

I worked at Holden Hospital in 1973 when I started my medical field career. ❤️❤️❤️

[@suzybailey-koubti8342]

Leo, it was the most beautiful area in the 1960’s and 1970’s, 80’s to live. My BFF lived there with her mom.

[@melindaschluter1669]

Beautiful place for sure! ❤❤❤.

[@TCR_tarvis1981]

My grandma worked in the old Island Creek building i think she was a phone operator (you might have seen my dad walking to the post office while u were there 😊)

[@gregorygibson5455]

Hello Leo and Heather

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

The building in front of your mustang was the old movie theater. The large building across the road was the old Island Creek store and mine offices. I remember when I was a kid, just before the stores shut down, I had a toy western duel pistol and holster belt on layaway and got sick right before Christmas and was in the hospital all through Christmas. When I got out of the hospital, I told my parents that’s the first place I wanted to go to pick my layaway up, and they had sold it on me. I cried and cried cause that was all I could think of when I was in the hospital. I also got my first bicycle with training wheels there. I now have a dining room set that came from there that is stamped under the table and chairs, Island Creek Stores. I figure there aren’t many of the furniture from the Island Creek stores still around so I cherish it.

[@brandonraykirk2925]

We still have furniture from the store purchased prior to 1965.

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

@@brandonraykirk2925 so many people nowadays are quick to throw that furniture away because it isn’t stylish today, never mind that it will outlast and is more durable than anything you can buy out of stores today.

[@user-ll9ez8gp6l]

that is the old island creek company store across the road is the old movie theater i lived there in late 70s early 80s the store was still open

[@sharonrivers1347]

the camper traier in the background looks like the same one my boyfriend lives in, with his nephew,,in old hickory,

[@brandonraykirk2925]

How the bridge was named: I gave the idea to Logan County Clerk John Turner, who passed it on to a Holden 22 Reunion group, who got it done through the state.

[@brandonraykirk2925]

The stream is Copperas Fork of Island Creek; the name, which predates the coal era, is derived from the color of the water. The color is unrelated to coal.

[@caligirlmisplaced9831]

It makes sense that that's the bridge

[@brandonraykirk2925]

Holden 22 was located several miles away from this spot. This is what is called Main Holden. Even though Holden 22 was located out on Trace Mountain (where you can see a plaque dedicated to the deceased miners), it seemed like a good name for the bridge. But this spot is not Holden 22.

[@mikepustaver447]

So sad

[@Karen-00004]

Does anyone remember the Jesus tree at Holden in the 80s? Kudzu covered the trees in the form of Jesus praying. I hope He's still there.

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

The four lane covered the area where the school was also the place where the Jesus tree was

[@donallmccrudden4812]

That kid crossing the road on the bike, oh lord.

[@Karen-00004]

Yeh!

[@rah2209]

I just watched a video on KZbin about another mine disaster in WV. It was the Upper Big Branch. It was horrible. How far away from you is this one?

[@TCR_tarvis1981]

UBB is about an hour and a half from Holden

[@cchaffincc]

You know you’re in the mountains when someone asks you how far a place is and you respond in time, not miles. 😊

[@rah2209]

@@cchaffincc this is True! 😊❤️

[@suzybailey-koubti8342]

I was back home visiting my mom when Upper Big Branch happened. We sat and listened on mom’s transistor radio on the back porch for any updates. Also listened to WSAZ reports and updates. The saddest time ever, Leo and Heather. Ruined my trip back home. Daddy would have been devastated if he was still living. 😢😢😢

[@hillbillydan4721]

Leo, Lynch Kentucky is rich in coal mining history ! Our church went to Lynch twice and we stayed in the old hospital at night and did various odd jobs during the day to help people !! We were putting a new roof on this one elderly lady's home, it was a duplex {one big house split down the middle so 2 families could occupy the same dwelling} I stepped in the back door to plug in our extension cords and this beautiful lady was singing at the top of her lungs, about how her and Jesus had their own thing going, beautiful voice, well at the end of the day we were putting all our equipment away and went in to say we'd see her in the morning, she told us she didn't have any money to pay us so I spoke up and said "Ma'am we've already been paid in full" she asks by who?" I told when I was plugging in our power cords, I listened to her singing and that was enough pay for me"!!

[@marvinjohnson424]

Too short 😁🇺🇸