How McRoberts, Kentucky Got Its Name
This is the biography of Brigadier General Samuel McRoberts and why his name was chosen for the naming of McRoberts, Kentucky.
Farmington Mine Disaster November 20, 1968
On November 20, 1968, ninety-nine men were working at the Consolidation Coal Mine number nine mine shaft at Farmington, West Virginia.
The Darr Mine Disaster of December 1907
The Darr Mine is third largest of the lethal mine disasters in America and one of the five disasters of December 1907.
Naomi Mine Disaster of December 1, 1907
The first of five devastating mine explosions would occur in the Naomi Mine. We will only cover Naomi, Monongah, and Darr as they were the catalyst for change.