Explore Butte's Granite Mountain Memorial, honoring the 168 miners lost in the 1917 disaster. Discover its emotional weight ...

Fairmont State University has partnered with Brazilian movie producer Andreza Araújo to host the U.S. premiere of “A Day to ...

the story of the Smith Mine Disaster remains alive as a testimony to the people who lived through it, and as a memorial for those who were lost to it. “This accident happened in the first ...

The listing of the Mount Kembla Mine Disaster Site Ruins and Setting acknowledges ... that was allowed to occur over the years. "It's a memorial to the people that passed there, but a lot of ...

MANNINGTON, W.Va (WDTV) - On Sunday, the United Mine Workers of America and families held a memorial service at the Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial for the 56th anniversary of the Farmington Mine ...

Nearly 2,500 men were killed in Butte’s numerous mines. The Granite Mountain-Speculator Mine disaster of June 8, 1917, killed an estimated 166 miners. In case of inclement weather, Mass will ...

Our region’s resting grounds include grave markers that tell remarkable stories about people whose lives impacted our area.

Throughout the Beehive State’s history, human error and Mother Nature have on occasion created truly devastating results. At ...

This Memorial Day will be the first that the ... From the decades-long battles of coal miners against mine disasters and black lung, to the fight by meatpackers against the horrific conditions ...

Mark Reavis was the architect who designed the memorial that commemorates those killed in the Granite Mountain-Speculator fire that killed 168 miners on June 8th, 1917.

But an hour and 37 minutes after their shift began, all but three of the miners were dead or dying in the worst coal mine disaster in Montana history. They were survived by 58 widows and 125 children.