Coal Miner's Monument/Robena Mine Explosion - Greene County PA
N 39° 47.776 W 080° 04.567
17S E 579096 N 4405553
This Monumnet is dedicated to all Coal Miners, but is also dedicated to the 37 miners lost their lives in one of the worst mining disasters in Greene County history.
Waymark Code: WM4EEN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2008
Views: 122
The Text Reads:
On December 6, 1962, 460 Feet Directly Beneath This Site, 37 Miners Lost Their Lives In The U.S. Steel Robena Mine's Frosty Run Explosion. One Of The Worst Mine Disasters In Green County History.
Miner's Monument ~~ serving as a memorial to miners who died in a mine explosion directly beneath the monument. The memorial features a likeness of famous mine labor leader John L. Lewis; on the reverse side, is a roll of Greene County Miners.
President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1920 until 1960 and founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), John Llewellyn Lewis was the dominant voice shaping the labor movement in the 1930s.
The CIO owed its existence in large measure to Lewis, who was a tireless and effective advocate of industrial unionism and of government assistance in organizing basic industry
Disaster Date: 12/06/1962
Date of dedication: 05/26/1995
Memorial Sponsors: Greene County Pennsylvania
Parking Coordinates: N 37° 47.849 W 080° 04.577
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: Not listed
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