8 Mar 1924

Castle Gate Mine Disaster

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At 8:30 a.m., March 8, 1924, an explosion occurred in the Castle Gate No. 2 Mine, located about one half miles to the southeast of this site, instantly killing 171 miners. Rescue teams were rushed to Castle Gate from the surrounding mines.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM301H_Castl...

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Waymarking.com

Added Thu, Jul 15 2010 at 3:48PM UTC by

Carla Friedman

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