Mammoth Mine Explosion

Mammoth Mine Explosion (HMQQ8)

Location: Scottdale, PA 15683 Westmoreland County
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N 40° 5.583', W 79° 36.15'

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On January 27, 1891, an explosion in the nearby Mammoth Number 1 Mine of the H.C. Frick Coke Company killed 109 coal miners. Seventy-nine of the dead were buried in a mass grave here in Saint John's Cemetery. This disaster was the worst one known to that time in a bituminous coal mine in Pennsylvania. It led to state legislation strengthening the program of mine safety inspections in the bituminous fields.
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HM NumberHMQQ8
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 9:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 619130 N 4439020
Decimal Degrees40.09305000, -79.60250000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 5.583', W 79° 36.15'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 5' 34.98" N, 79° 36' 9.00" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5559 Scottdale Dawson Rd, Scottdale PA 15683, US
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