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Day: January 6, 2006

Carolina Coal Company Explosion

Coal Miner for the Carolina Coal Company, 1925

Today’s News & Observer has a story about the tragic explosion at the Carolina Coal Company mine in Coal Glen, N.C. on May 27, 1925. There is more information about the explosion, and about the history of coal mining at the site, on the North Carolina Collection’s “This Month in North Carolina History” page.

Author Nicholas GrahamPosted on January 6, 2006Categories HistoryLeave a comment on Carolina Coal Company Explosion
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