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Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster Cemetery

In disbelief, West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray picks up a dirty, rotted cross at the lost cemetery of Hawks Nest Tunnel victims.

Victims of the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster

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