Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, December 6th

December 6, 2022

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Vintage West Virginia

The worst mining disaster in American history occurred on December 6, 1907, when an underground explosion at Monongah in Marion County killed 362 miners.

Learn more: "All Hope Is Gone" (Monongah Mine Disaster) "Scenes Around Mines Just After Disaster" (Monongah Mine Disaster) List of Miners Killed at Monongah Testimony Concerning the Monongah Mine Disaster "The Monongah Catastrophe" Document-Based Questions