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All the United States West Virginia Oak Hill Hank Williams Death Monument

Hank Williams Death Monument

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Oak Hill, West Virginia

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Traveling between shows, Hank Williams was found dead in the back seat of his baby blue Cadillac when his driver pulled over for gas and food. A monument to mark this sad occasion was erected in front of the town library, close to the site of the gas station.

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Hank Williams Death Monument
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Oak Hill, West Virginia
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37.97603, -81.141206
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