Stockton Mine Disaster
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N 40° 57.581 W 075° 55.969
18T E 421500 N 4534700
Ten people perish as their houses fall into the mines.
Waymark Code: WMPXNM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2015
Views: 7
December 18, 1869 in the village of Stockton, PA, at approximately 5:00 in the morning, a coal mine caved in, filling the shaft and tunnel with enormous amounts of earth, and carrying two large houses with it. There were several people in the dwelling houses at the time of the accident and were carried down in the falling mass. It was reported that some men were in the mine at the time, all were supposed to be killed instantly. The houses fell a distance of forty feet and were broken into fragments. Ten persons in all lost their lives. The cause of the accident was determined to be digging the mine too close to the surface.
Disaster Date: 12/18/1869
Memorial Sponsors: Unknown
Disaster Type: Natural
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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