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The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 530a.m. on November 20, 1968, at the Consol No. 9 coal mine north of Farmington and Mannington, West Virginia, United States. The explosion was large enough to be felt in Fairmont, almost 12 miles away. At the time, 99 mi
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Thursday marks 57th anniversary of Farmington Mine Disaster
Thursday marks 57th anniversary of Farmington Mine Disaster
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Thursday marks 57th anniversary of Farmington Mine Disaster
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Farmington 1968: The Explosion That Shook West Virginia! #FarmingtonMineDisaster #WestVirginiaHistory #CoalMining #WVHeritage #AppalachianHistory #NeverForget #MiningSafety #CoalCountry #HistoryMatters #Creepalachia #WVStories #RememberThe78 | Creepalachia
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6.4K views · 116 reactions | 78 men were lost in the 1968 explosion of a coal mine in Farmington, gathering right atop the sealed-off shaft—the final resting place for 19 unrecovered miners. This tragedy didn't just devastate a community; it fueled a national fight for safety, leading to the landmark 1969 Mine Safety Act. #FarmingtonMineDisaster #WestVirginia #WVHistory #MineSafety #CoalMining #NeverForget #HistoryTok #LocalNews #Appalachia #WVNews | WV News | Facebook
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6.4K views · 116 reactions | 78 men were lost in the 1968 explosion of a coal mine in Farmington, gathering right atop the sealed-off shaft—the final resting place for 19 unrecovered miners. This tragedy didn't just devastate a community; it fueled a national fight for safety, leading to the landmark 1969 Mine Safety Act. #FarmingtonMineDisaster #WestVirginia #WVHistory #MineSafety #CoalMining #NeverForget #HistoryTok #LocalNews #Appalachia #WVNews | WV News | Facebook
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Video courtesy of West Virginia State Archives shows the aftermath of the Farmington mine disaster. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the tragedy in which 78 miners died. http://bit.ly/2Bl8Xh8 | WCHS Eyewitness News
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13K views · 258 reactions | As we recognize Workers' Memorial Day April 28th, let us remember those miners who died in the Farmington Mine Disaster in 1968, which led the way to the passage of the first law that protected American workers on the job. | United Mine Workers of America | Facebook
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13K views · 258 reactions | As we recognize Workers' Memorial Day April 28th, let us remember those miners who died in the Farmington Mine Disaster in 1968, which led the way to the passage of the first law that protected American workers on the job. | United Mine Workers of America | Facebook
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6.4K views · 116 reactions | 78 men were lost in the 1968 explosion of a coal mine in Farmington, gathering right atop the sealed-off shaft—the final resting place for 19 unrecovered miners. This tragedy didn't just devastate a community; it fueled a national fight for safety, leading to the landmark 1969 Mine Safety Act. #FarmingtonMineDisaster #WestVirginia #WVHistory #MineSafety #CoalMining #NeverForget #HistoryTok #LocalNews #Appalachia #WVNews | WV News | Facebook
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7.3K views · 295 reactions | Today in 1968, the Farmington Mine Disaster took the lives of 78 miners at the Consol No. 9 coal mine in Farmington, West Virginia. After the disaster, the U.S. Congress strengthened mine safety laws and coal miner health and safety rights in the United States. We will always remember those fallen miners for their hard work and sacrifice. | West By God Virginia | Facebook
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