That You Remember: Telling the Story Buffalo Creek Couldn’t Keep

In the early morning hours of February 26, 1972, a wall of black water tore through a narrow Appalachian hollow in Logan County—erasing communities, taking lives, and leaving behind a silence that still echoes today. The Buffalo Creek Mine Disaster wasn’t just a tragedy—it was a moment that changed families, reshaped a region, and raised questions that have never fully settled. But history doesn’t…