Huntington: the city reborn from disaster

On the banks of the Ohio River in rural West Virginia, Huntington has slowly rebuilt itself after the tragic aviation disaster that hit its university hard in 1970.

The downtown, reborn after the tragic air disaster that befell its football team, is comfortably walkable on foot.

The poignant Memorial Fountain of Marshall University commemorates the seventy-five players, coaches and devoted supporters who perished in the tragic plane crash of 1970.

A few minutes away, the Heritage Farm Museum and Village faithfully recreates Appalachian rural life with numerous original buildings well preserved from the era.

Continuing along the Ohio River, you walk the wide Harris Riverfront Park with fine views of the numerous passing river steamboats.

Towards evening, the downtown neighbourhood comes alive with various restaurants frequented by the vibrant Marshall University community and the city's historic student population.

The tragic 1970 plane crash that killed the entire Marshall University football team along with coaches and supporters remains one of the most devastating disasters in American sports history, immortalized in the film 'We Are Marshall.'

The football team, painstakingly rebuilt from scratch the year after the tragedy, stands today as a symbol of resilience for the entire Huntington community.