On March 30, 1930, ground was broken at Gauley Junction to begin construction of the Hawks Nest tunnel and dam.
Learn more:
"Giant Undertaking Under Headway On New
River"
"Governor Conley Attends Tunnel
Celebration"
"Great Tunnel At Hawk's Nest Now Getting
Water"
House of Representatives Subcommittee
Report
"Doctor Denies So Many Deaths from Silicosis"
"Tunnel Deaths in Hawk's Nest Project Cited"
Photograph Collection Database
New of Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster First Published
"Hawks Nest"
Sources on the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster
Document-Based Questions