What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1959
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 41.31° N, 75.82° W
- Description
- Mine accident in Pennsylvania
Knox Mine disaster
1959 coal mining accident in Pennsylvania, United States
The Knox Mine disaster was a mining accident on January 22, 1959, at the River Slope Mine, an anthracite coal mine, in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River broke through the ceiling and flooded the mine. Twelve miners were killed. The accident all but ended deep mining in the northern anthracite field of Pennsylvania.
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