by isaksenj
If you noticed the notation in the Trains Magazine map of the Scranton area concerning the "Knox Mine Disaster", here's some information on just what this calamity was.
The Erie Lackawanna List had a posting today of a link to the official report on the Knox Mine Disaster, which was essentially the last nail in the coffin for the Anthracite mining operations in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area:
http://www.msha.gov/District/Dist_01/Re ... /cover.htm
The Erie Lackawanna List had a posting today of a link to the official report on the Knox Mine Disaster, which was essentially the last nail in the coffin for the Anthracite mining operations in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area:
http://www.msha.gov/District/Dist_01/Re ... /cover.htm
Last edited by isaksenj on Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:25 am, edited 1 time in total.