Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 19. Dez. 1907
- Art
- Grubenunglück
- Koordinaten
- 40.13° N, 79.75° W
- Description
- 1907 mining accident in Pennsylvania
- Deaths
- 239
Darr Mine disaster
1907 mining accident in Pennsylvania
The Darr Mine disaster at Van Meter, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, near Smithton, killed 239 men and boys on December 19, 1907. It ranks as the worst coal mining disaster in Pennsylvanian history. Many victims were of immigrants from central Europe, including Rusyns, Hungarians, Austrians, Germans, Poles and Italians.
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