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| Mine Disasters Commemorated with Historical Marker
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Accidents shown below are displayed in ascending year order
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Markers associated with memorials covering a span of years:
Central Appalachia Miners Memorial Heritage Trail 
- The Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster
Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, WV
- Disaster Underground
Whipple Junction, Fayette County, WV
- Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners' Memorial
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA
- The Coal Miner Memorial
Windber, Somerset County, PA
- Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial
Richlands, Tazewell County, VA
- The Carbon County Coal Miners' Memorial
Price, Carbon County, UT
- Ghosts of Convict Miners Marker
Lake City, Anderson County, TN
- Carswell Mining Complex
Carswell, McDowell County, WV
- The Ludlow Massacre
Ludlow, Las Animas County, CO
- Mother Jones, Coalfield Organizer
Raymond, Montgomery County, IL
- Without Coal
Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
- Finley Mine Disaster Memorial
Hyden, Leslie County, KY
- In Memory of the Men Who Lost Their Lives
Republic, Marquette County, MI
- Sheave Wheels from the Speculator Mine
Silver Star, Madison County, MT
- World's Greatest Mine Fire Marker
New Straitsville, Perry County, OH
- Tribute to Nevada Miners
Carson City, NV
- Copper Country Memorial
Ruth, White Pine, NV
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- Huntington Mine Rescue Car
Huntington, Cabell County, WV
- Southern Colorado Miners Memorial
Trinidad, Las Animas County, CO
- Harlan County Coal Miner Memorial
Harlan, Harlan County, KY
- Allegheny Valley Coal Miners Memorial
Harmar Township, Allegheny County, PA
- Helen Coal Miners Memorial
Helen, Raleigh County, WV
- The Coal Miner's Canary
Trinidad, Las Animas County, CO
- Briceville Church Marker
Briceville, Anderson County, TN
- Matewan Massacre
Matewan, Mingo County, WV
- “Big Bill” Murphy
Tonopah, Nye County, NV
- Belmont Mine Fire Mural
Tonopah, Nye County, NV
- Coal Miners' Statue
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA
- The Greater Pittston Coal Miner
Pittston, Luzerne County, PA
- Miners' Circle Cemetery
Briceville, Anderson County, TN
- Logan County Coal Miners Memorial
Henlawson, Logan County, WV
- Abijah Smith & Company Marker
Plymouth, Luzerne County, PA
- Young Miners Marker
Ashland, McDowell County, WV
- Clay Street Cemetery Miners Memorial
Fairbanks, AK
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| 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 |
| 01/07/1902 |
Negaunee |
Negaunee, Michigan |
MNM |
Roof Fall |
10 |
| 05/19/1902 |
Fraterville |
Coal Creek, Tennessee |
Coal |
Explosion |
184 |
| 07/10/1902 |
Rolling Mill |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
112 |
| 01/25/1904 |
Harwick |
Cheswick, Pennsylvania |
Coal |
Explosion |
179 |
| 02/04/1907 |
Thomas No. 25 |
Thomas, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
25 |
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| 05/01/1907 |
Whipple |
Scarbro, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
16 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 04/25/1963 |
Compass No. 2 Mine |
Dola, West Virginia |
Coal |
Explosion |
22 |
| 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 |
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| 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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