Historical Marker

March 26, 1966

Saturday, March 26, 1966 Here, at the Lower Twin Bridge, five young men lost their lives in a tragic car wreck that devastated families and stunned the community. Four of the five, Jerry Caudill, Donald Crase, George Dixon, and Doug Ison, were students at Letcher High School. The fifth, Donald Halcomb, was a 1965 graduate of Letcher High. Family, classmates, friends, and WLOHS Dedicated March 30, 2019.