Plymouth Miners Memorial
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Here are shots of the Plymouth Miners Memorial. It is located in the boro of Plymouth, PA near the Senior Hi-Rise.
The monument consists of several marble panels that lists some of the many mine disasters and accidents that occured in the area. It looks like it is made of Granite and Marble. The texture of the "timbers" actually look like wood.
There are even some metal tablets that have even more accidents listed on it. The tablets are enclosed in a plastic case to protect them from the elements. The memorial was dedicated in 1987 with a long ceremony. There are also some Historical Markers up the street from the memorial and at the end of town by the National Guard Armory.
(Large files so you can read the text on them. Please use back button to get back.) Metal Tablets 1Metal Tablets 2Metal Tablets 3Metal Tablets 4Here is some text from the Plymouth Miner's Memorial : Mt. Lookout Shaft Gas Expolsion 12 Men Killed May 12, 1908 West End No. 1 Drift Mocanaquaa, Aug. 11 1885 Suffocated By White Damp 10 Men Died Achincloss Shaft 10 Men Killed Nov 12, 1904 Carriage Dropped Engineer Lost Control Conyngham Shaft Wilkes-Barre April 26, 1905 10 Men Killed, Rope on Carriage Broke Butler Colliery, June 2, 1938 10 Men Killed Gas Explosion Port Griffith No.2 Slope 1860 9 Men Killed Rope On Plane Broke Dorrance Shaft Wilkes-Barre, Oct 7, 1895 Gas Explosion 9 Men Killed Exeter Shaft West Pittston, Nov 5, 1898 9 Men Killed Descending In Cage By Three Loaded Mine Cars Running Through Opening Prospect Shaft Feb 27, 1915 Gas Explostion 9 Men Killed Achincloss Shaft Nov 9, 1909 Gas Explosion 9 Men Killed Susquehanna No. 7, Oct 30, 1926 Gas Explosion 9 Men Killed Nottingham Shaft, Plymouth, April 1, 1890 Gas Explosion 8 Men Killed South Wilkes-Barre Shaft Mar. 3 1890 Mine Fire 8 Men Killed Dorrance Colliery 1892 Gas Explosion, 8 Men Killed No. 14 Shaft, Port Blanchard, May 2, 1909 Gas Explosion, 8 Men Killed Wananmie No. 19 Shaft, Plymouth Jan 11, 1910 Suffocated By Fire, 7 Men Died |
