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.
Monongah: The Worst Mining Disaster of American History

December 6, 1907, will forever be associated with Monongah WV and as the date of the “worst mine disaster in America’s history”
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.