MAMMOTH MINE EXPLOSION
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jimbat
N 40° 05.582 W 079° 36.144
17T E 619138 N 4439018
Located at the entrance to St. John's Cemetery along Rte 819
Waymark Code: WM2NBC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2007
Views: 47
A historical marker for the Mammoth Mine Explosion in 1891 where 109 coal miners were killed and 79 of them are buried here in a mass grave.
Marker Name: Mammoth Mine Explosion
County: Westmoreland
Date Dedicated: 09/29/2000
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: St. John's Cemetery
Category: Labor, Business & Industry
Website: Not listed
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