A bulldozer pushes mine cars toward the river in an attempt to dam the breach at the Knox Mine. (LUKASIK STUDIO ARCHIVES) Deacon Francis Bradigan anoints the Knox Mine Disaster memorial during a past ...
On Saturday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m., the powerful story of the Knox Mine Disaster will be presented at the Anthracite Heritage Museum in McDade Park. A free public program will mark 50 years since the ...
Celebrating the region’s rich local history, the Greater Pittston Historical Society spotlighted the Knox Mine disaster and Native American Indian heritage Saturday at Pittston Riverfest at Riverfront ...
A series of events were held Sunday to remember the Knox Mine Disaster — a coal mining accident that happened Jan. 22, 1959 in Jenkins Twp. when the Susquehanna River broke through the mine’s roof.