On this date in history, 12/19/1907: 239 miners are killed by a coal explosion at Darr Mine near Van Meter, Pennsylvania. #otd #tdih https://www.unionprogress.com/....2023/12/17/in-decemb

Dec. 19, 1907: A day of 'heart-piercing shrieks of grief' in a Westmoreland coal town - Pittsburgh Union Progress
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Dec. 19, 1907: A day of 'heart-piercing shrieks of grief' in a Westmoreland coal town - Pittsburgh Union Progress

As lunchtime neared, Maria Campbell stepped into the kitchen of her home in the tiny Pennsylvania coal town of Van Meter and began preparing lunch for her husband, William Campbell, a foreman at the nearby Darr mine. William’s habit was to exit the m