Darr Mine Disaster

Day 2 on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trip, West Newton to Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania.

 

"Darr Mine Disaster. On December 19, 1907, just south of Van Meter, PA an explosion ripped through the Darr Mine killing 239 Miners. One of the worst mining disasters in the nation. This prompted the ban of open flame mine lamps. Presented by Belle Vernon Rotary Club."

 

See More: My Great Allegheny Passage page.

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