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Mine Disasters Commemorated with Historical Marker

Mine Disasters Commemorated with Historical Marker
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Mine Disasters Commemorated with Historical Marker
Markers associated with memorials covering a span of years:
Central Appalachia Miners Memorial Heritage Trail  External Link
Date Mine City and State Industry Cause Killed
04/07/1869 KY-Yellow Jacket Gold Hill, Nevada MNM Fire 37
09/06/1869 Avondale Plymouth, Pennsylvania Coal Fire 110
07/03/1872 Atwater Atwater, Ohio Coal Fire 10
07/24/1876 Black Diamond Nortonville, California Coal Explosion 6
03/04/1881 Almy No. 2 Almy, Wyoming Coal Explosion 38
02/03/1882 Midlothian Coalfield, Virginia Coal Explosion 32
02/16/1883 Diamond Braidwood, Illinois Coal Inundation 69
01/24/1884 Crested Butte Crested Butte, Colorado Coal Explosion 59
03/13/1884 Laurel Pocahontas, Virginia Coal Explosion 112
01/21/1886 Orrel Newburg, West Virginia Coal Explosion 39
09/09/1889 White Ash Greeley, Colorado Coal Inundation 11
12/24/1889 Utica Angels Camp, California MNM Cave-in 17
06/16/1890 Hill Farm Dunbar, Pennsylvania Coal Fire 31
01/27/1891 Mammoth No. 1 Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 109
01/07/1892 Osage No. 11 Krebs, Oklahoma Coal Explosion 100
05/10/1892 Roslyn Roslyn, Washington Coal Explosion 45
09/28/1893 Mansfield Crystal Falls, Michigan Coal Inundation 28
12/19/1895 Egypt Cumnock, North Carolina Coal Explosion 39
02/18/1896 Vulcan New Castle, Colorado Coal Explosion 49
06/28/1896 Twin Pittston, Pennsylvania Coal Roof Fall 58
05/01/1900 Winter Quarters Scofield, Utah Coal Explosion 184
05/19/1902 Fraterville Coal Creek, Tennessee Coal Explosion 184
07/10/1902 Rolling Mill Johnstown, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 112
02/04/1907 Thomas No. 25 Thomas, West Virginia Coal Explosion 25
12/06/1907 Monongah Monongah, West Virginia Coal Explosion 362
12/19/1907 Darr Van Meter, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 239
11/28/1908 Rachel and Agnes Marianna, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 154
11/13/1909 St. Paul No. 2 Cherry, Illinois Coal Fire 259
04/07/1911 Price-Pancoast Throop, Pennsylvania Coal Fire 73
04/24/1911 Ott No. 20 Elk Garden, West Virginia Coal Explosion 23
12/09/1911 Cross Mountain Briceville, Tennessee Coal Explosion 84
03/20/1912 San Bois No. 2 McCurtain, Oklahoma Coal Explosion 73
04/23/1913 Cincinnati Courtney, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 97
04/28/1914 Eccles 5 and 6 Eccles, West Virginia Coal Explosion 183
09/04/1914 Union No. 1 Adamson, Oklahoma Coal Cave-in 13
02/06/1915 Carlisle Carlisle, West Virginia Coal Explosion 21
03/02/1915 Layland No. 3 Layland, West Virginia Coal Explosion 115
04/27/1917 Hastings Hastings, Colorado Coal Explosion 121
06/08/1917 Granite Mountain Butte, Montana MNM Fire 163
08/04/1917 West Kentucky No. 7 Clay, Kentucky Coal Explosion 62
06/05/1919 Baltimore Tunnel No. 2 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Coal Explosives 92
08/27/1922 Argonaut Jackson, California MNM Fire 47
02/05/1924 Milford Crosby, Minnesota MNM Inundation 41
03/08/1924 Castle Gate No. 2 Castle Gate, Utah Coal Explosion 172
04/28/1924 Benwood Benwood, West Virginia Coal Explosion 119
05/27/1925 Farmville Coal Glen, North Carolina Coal Explosion 53
02/03/1926 Horning No. 4 Horning, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 20
08/26/1926 Clymer No. 1 Clymer, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 44
09/24/1926 Pabst Ironwood, Michigan MNM Powered Haulage 3
11/03/1926 Barnes-Hecker Ishpeming, Michigan MNM Inundation 51
12/09/1926 Francisco No. 2 Francisco, Indiana Coal Powered Haulage 37
04/30/1927 Federal No. 3 Everettville, West Virginia Coal Explosion 97
05/19/1928 Mather Mather, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 195
11/05/1930 Millfield No. 6 Millfield, Ohio Coal Explosion 82
12/24/1932 Moweaqua Moweaqua, Illinois Coal Explosion 54
12/24/1932 Moweaqua Moweaqua, Illinois Coal Explosion 54
07/14/1939 Duvin Providence, Kentucky Coal Explosion 28
01/10/1940 Bartley No. 1 Bartley, West Virginia Coal Explosion 91
03/16/1940 Willow Grove No. 10 Neffs, Ohio Coal Explosion 72
03/26/1942 Sandts Eddy Quarry Easton, Pennsylvania MNM Explosives 31
05/12/1942 Christopher No. 3 Osage, WV Coal Explosion 56
02/27/1943 Smith No. 3 Bearcreek, Montana Coal Explosion 74
11/06/1943 Nellis No. 3 Madison, West Virginia Coal Explosion 11
07/05/1944 Powhatan Powhaten Point, Ohio Coal Fire 66
03/25/1947 Centralia No. 5 Centralia, Illinois Coal Explosion 111
01/22/1959 River Slope Port Griffith, Pennsylvania Coal Inundation 12
03/08/1960 Island Creek No. 22 Holden, West Virginia Coal Fire 15
12/06/1962 Robena No. 3 Carmichaels, Pennsylvania Coal Explosion 37
08/13/1963 Oneida No. 2 Slope Oneida, Pennsylvania Coal Cave-in 1
08/27/1963 Cane Creek Moab, Utah MNM Explosion 18
07/23/1966 Siltix Mt. Hope, West Virginia Coal Explosion 7
03/05/1968 Belle Isle Franklin, Louisiana MNM Fire 21
05/06/1968 Saxsewell No. 8 Hominy Falls, West Virginia Coal Inundation 4
11/20/1968 Consol No. 9 Farmington, West Virginia Coal Explosion 78
12/30/1970 Finley Nos. 15 and 16 Hyden, Kentucky Coal Explosion 38
02/26/1972 Buffalo Creek Saunders, West Virginia Coal Dam Failure 125
05/02/1972 Sunshine Kellogg, Idaho MNM Fire 91
03/09/1976 Scotia Oven Fork, Kentucky Coal Explosion 26
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel Tower City, Pennsylvania Coal Inundation 9
11/20/1980 Jefferson Island Delcambre, Louisiana MNM Inundation 0
12/08/1981 Grundy No. 21 Whitewell, Tennessee Coal Explosion 13
12/19/1984 Wilberg Orangeville, Utah Coal Fire 27
09/23/2001 JWR No. 5 Brookwood, Alabama Coal Explosion 13
07/24/2002 Quecreek Friedens, Pennsylvania Coal Inundation 0
01/02/2006 Sago Tallmansville, West Virginia Coal Explosion 12
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Huntington, Utah Coal Cave-in 9
04/05/2010 Upper Big Branch Montcoal, West Virginia Coal Explosion 29
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