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Here's a look at three people who stayed near the volcano — either because of work or defiance — and died in the disaster. Harry Randall Truman, 83, became somewhat of a folk hero in the weeks leading up to the eruption after he refused to vacate his home near Mount St. Helens despite being urged to leave by officials.May 17, 2015

30 Years Later Mount St. Helens Continues to Recover. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helen's, a volcano in the U.S. northwestern state of Washington, erupted. The eruption destroyed everything in its path. Thirty years later, the land around the volcano is still recovering from the eruption's effects.Sep 15, 2010

After thousands of additional earthquakes and steam explosions, a cataclysmic eruption occurred on 18 May 1980. Mount St Helens lies close to a destructive plate boundary where the smaller Juan de Fuca plate is being forced into the mantle by the larger North American plate.

DescriptionMount St. Helens or Louwala-Clough is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon and 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington. Wikipedia

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St Helens, OR, USA