Winfree Memorial Baptist Church - Midlothian Mine Disaster - Midlothian, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 37° 30.225 W 077° 39.154
18S E 265529 N 4154063
Disaster Memorial Marker on the eastbound side of the Midlothian Turnpike.
Waymark Code: WM12YDK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2020
Views: 1
Marker:
Winfree Memorial Baptist Church, constitured in 1852 as Jerusalem Baptist Church, originally stood to the west on Buckingham Pike. In September 1881, to better serve the coal mining community, the frame structure was rolled here on logs. On 3 Feb. 1882, a methane explosion killed 32 miners in the Midlothian Coal Mining Company's Grove Shaft nearby. David B. Winfree and other members of the congregation raised funds and provided assistance for the individuals who lost family members. The present brick church was dedicated in 1925, and the congregation was renamed in honor of pastors David B. Winfree and his son Robert H. Winfree.
Disaster Date: 02/03/1882
Date of dedication: 01/01/2002
Memorial Sponsors: Virginia Department of Historical Resources
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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