Knox Mine disaster - Wikipedia
The Knox Mine disaster was a mining accident on January 22, 1959, at the River Slope Mine, an anthracite coal mine, in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River broke through the …
Death Underground: The Knox Mine Disaster - Pennsylvania State …
On January 22, 1959 a tragedy so corrupt and catastrophic occurred at the River Slope mine in Port Griffith, Pennsylvania that it changed the future of the Anthracite coal industry forever: The …
The Day the River Entered the Mine: The 1959 Knox Disaster in …
2 days ago · The 1959 Knox Mine Disaster flooded Pennsylvania anthracite workings, killed twelve miners, exposed corruption, and effectively ended deep mining in Wyoming Valley.
Knox Mine Disaster remembered 65 years later - WVIA Public Media
On Jan. 22, 1959, 69 men escaped the flooded mines and 12 were killed. The incident became known as the Knox Mine disaster, which ended the already-fraught anthracite coal mining industry in the …
Knox Mine Disaster - Underground Miners
At around 11:30 AM on January 22, 1959, the Susquehanna river broke through the thin rock roof of the River Slope Mine, Knox Coal Company. The hole became an estimated 150 feet in diameter, …
Look Back: Knox Coal Mine Disaster in 1959 - Times Leader
Jan 19, 2024 · Late on the morning of Jan. 22, 1959, the ice-swollen river broke through the roof of the River Slope, flooding the mine and trapping miners, including Amedeo Pancotti. Pancotti helped …
When the River Rushed In - National Canal Museum
At 11:40 AM on January 22, 1959, miners in the Knox Coal Company’s River Slope Mine broke through the bottom of the Susquehanna River bed, and triggered the anthracite region’s worst mine flood …
WVIA Original Documentary Films | Knox... A Disaster - PBS
Jan 21, 2014 · The Knox Mine Disaster, a WVIA Original Documentary Film produced in 1984, features many first-person accounts of the tragedy that helped mark the end of deep mining in much of the …
Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster : Stories, Remembrances, and ...
Relive the drama of the Knox Mine Disaster of January 22, 1959, through the voices of survivors, the victims’ families, contemporary newspaper accounts, and the literature and music generated by the …
Knox Mine disaster 65th anniversary | 28/22 News
Jan 22, 2024 · PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s been 65 years since the Knox Mine disaster. On January 22, 1959, the ice-filled Susquehanna River broke the roof of the river …