Any info on a mining disaster in Wilkes Barre 1935?

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Any info on a mining disaster in Wilkes Barre 1935?

Jack Maidment my uncle was killed in a shaft disaster.

2006-07-14 03:57:54 · 2 answers · asked by JEM40 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships

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On May 7, 1935, 7 people were killed at the Glen Alden Coal Co. in South Wilkes-Barre when a rock broke loose, fell down a shaft and hit a cage as it was coming up out of the shaft.

2006-07-14 04:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I would do some research in the librays down there.Good ole steam town....I live in Endicott NY about 1 hr away from the Scranton Wilkes barre area.Good luck.

2006-07-14 11:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋