Nellis No. 3 Mine Explosion

Historical marker location:

160 Memorial Dr, Nellis, West Virginia

( Marker is on Memorial Drive near Ridgeview-Nellis Road (County Route 1), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1997

Saturday November 6, 1943 7:00 p.m.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program established during the Great Depression to provide employment and training to young men, built many of West Virginia's state parks and recreational areas.