The Pastime Theater Disaster

The Pastime Theater Disaster (HM2A7O)

Location: Winchester, KY 40391 Clark County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 59.656', W 84° 10.6'

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(side 1)
On March 9, 1918, at 7:45p.m., a wall of a burned-out building collapsed onto The Pastime Theater near the end of the first showing. Eleven people were killed instantly and scores of others were injured. Eight of the dead were eighteen years old or younger. This was, by far, the worst disaster in the history of the City of Winchester.
(side 2)
Listed below are the names and ages of the victims killed in the collapse:
Abram Feld—52, Houston Noel—21, Coleman Aldridge—16,
Jesse Adams—18, Tommy Thomas—12, Rosie Azar—16,
Andy Henry—10, Everett Shindlebower—33, Houston Frisbie—10, George Frisbie—8, Russell Smith—12, Robert Baber—33
Let Us Never Forget
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HM NumberHM2A7O
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Year Placed2013
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, August 10th, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 747924 N 4208940
Decimal Degrees37.99426667, -84.17666667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 59.656', W 84° 10.6'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 59' 39.36" N, 84° 10' 36" W
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Area Code(s)859
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 30 N Main St, Winchester KY 40391, US
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