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CELEBRATING OUR 21st YEAR!!
| WHO: Anybody interested in the history of Coal Creek who would like to
see remnants of the 1902 Fraterville Mine Disaster. |
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WHEN: Saturday, May 19th, from 9:00 am until noon.
This will be the 99th anniversary of the worst disaster
in the history of mining in the South. |
| WHAT:
Stops along the tour will include the abandoned Fraterville Mine
and cemeteries where the miners are buried (i.e. Briceville, Fraterville
Itinerant, Welsh (Welch), Leach, Longfield, Wilson, and Pleasant Hill).
Newspaper articles from 1902 described how 214 men and boys
perished from the mine explosion and subsequent noxious gases (i.e.
afterdamp). The 1902 memorial
service listed the names of only 184 men and boys.
The names of the itinerant miners were not known so they were not
included in the official list of fatalities. |
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WHERE:
Meet at 9:00 am at Briceville Elementary School to start the tour.
Briceville is located 4 miles southwest of Lake City off Highway
116. We will travel to stops
in Fraterville, Beech Grove, and Lake City (formerly the town of Coal
Creek). One of the miners
left a farewell message before he suffocated from the afterdamp.
His farewell message is carved on his headstone.
Tracing paper and charcoal will be provided for you to create a
copy of his farewell message. |
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WHY:
Coal Creek is a watershed rich in natural beauty and history.
You just need to know where to look.
The 2001 field trip will help us prepare for the 100th
anniversary celebration and memorial service planned for next year. |
HOW: Put on your hiking boots and bring your cameras. The tour is free, courtesy of the Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc. To reserve a spot on the bus (50-seat capacity), call Carol Moore at 865-584-0344. For more details, visit our web site at www.coalcreekaml.com .
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[Home]
[SCHOLARSHIPS]
[RESTORING THE GREAT AMERICAN CHESNUTS]
[Master
Plan] [Map] [Photo
Gallery]
[Bank Stabilization Projects]
[Deadwood Removal Days] [Discovery Day 2000] [Scrape,
Paint
& Clean Day 2000]
[Historic Fraterville Mine Disaster Field Trip
2001] [Fraterville Mine Disaster 100th
Anniversary]
[Coal Creek War and Mining Disasters] [Mine
Reclamation Lessons]
[CMD] [Economic Benefits]
[Motor Discovery Trail] [Historic
Cemeteries]
[Partners] [Schools in Watershed]
[Mark the Trail Day]
[Awards]
[Coal Creek Health Days]
[Briceville School History Field
Trips] [Ghost Stories]
[Trout Stuff] [Join
Us] [Eastern
Coal Region Roundtable]
[Articles in the News] [Dream Contest]
CopyrightŠ Coal
Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc. 2000 through 2021
CELEBRATING OUR 21st YEAR!!
