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On January 22, 1959, twelve men died in a tragic accident at the River Slope Mine near this site. The mine had been illegally excavated beneath the Susquehanna River at the direction of the Knox Coal Company. When the force of the ice-laden river broke the thin layer of rock, over ten billion gallons of water flowed through this and other mines. This disaster ended deep mining in much of the Wyoming Valley.
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| HM Number | HM6QL |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1999 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 5:55am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] CAROLYN MARTIENSSEN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 432385 N 4573848 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.31326667, -75.80780000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 18.796', W 75° 48.468' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 18' 47.76" N, 75° 48' 28.08" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 570 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1189-1203 Main St, Tulelake PA 18640, US |
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