The Farmington Coal Mine Explosion

EPISODE · Aug 13, 2022 · 16 MIN

The Farmington Coal Mine Explosion

from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins

On November 20, 1968, there was a massive explosion at the Consol number 9 mine near Farmington, West Virginia. This explosion resulted in the death of scores of miners, including the uncle of a current U. S. senator from West Virginia. It also spurred the passage of mine safety legislation by Congress to lessen the chances of another such mine explosion.Today we tell that story.

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