Volcanoes - Before Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington National Archives Identifier: 7035223
Volcanoes - Before Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington National Archives Identifier: 7035218
Volcanoes - After Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington National Archives Identifier: 7035237
Mount St. Helens Erupts, 8:32 A.M., May 18, 1980
After several months of grumbling, Mount St. Helens in southeast Washington state roared to life 35 years ago on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 A.M. For nine hours the volcano erupted, destroying plant and animal life in the surrounding 230 square miles of forest. The blast of ash, rock, and steam blew across the land at speeds up to 670 miles per hour, with the ash plume reaching 15 miles upwards. It ranks as the most destructive volcanic event in the United States, leaving 57 dead, devastating hundreds of square miles, and causing over a billion dollars in damages.
- Volcanoes - Before Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington
- Volcanoes - Before Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington
- Volcanoes - After Mount St. Helens Eruption - Washington
From the series: Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History, ca. 1897 - ca. 1980
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