Smith Mine Disaster Bear Creek Montana at Dorla Walker blog

Smith Mine Disaster Bear Creek Montana. It's believed that as many as 30 of the miners were killed by.  — the story of the smith mine disaster in bear creek. Story and photos by david reese/montana living. (ironically due to the demand for coal during world war ii, the mine stayed in production, in spite of the disaster, until the end of the war). It was a bright winter’s day.  — with 74 miners dead, along with one first responder who died from injuries attempting to save the miners, the smith mine explosion is counted as montana’s most deadly coal mining disaster. A large red granite monument commemorates the 75 miners who died in the 1943 explosion at the smith mine. the smith mine disaster was the worst coal disaster in the state of montana. on february 27, 1943, an explosion caused by a buildup of methane gas trapped 74 coal miners inside the smith mine near bearcreek.

(ironically due to the demand for coal during world war ii, the mine stayed in production, in spite of the disaster, until the end of the war). It was a bright winter’s day. It's believed that as many as 30 of the miners were killed by.  — the story of the smith mine disaster in bear creek. the smith mine disaster was the worst coal disaster in the state of montana.  — with 74 miners dead, along with one first responder who died from injuries attempting to save the miners, the smith mine explosion is counted as montana’s most deadly coal mining disaster. on february 27, 1943, an explosion caused by a buildup of methane gas trapped 74 coal miners inside the smith mine near bearcreek. Story and photos by david reese/montana living. A large red granite monument commemorates the 75 miners who died in the 1943 explosion at the smith mine.

75 years ago, the Smith Mine Disaster decimated the small Montana coal

Smith Mine Disaster Bear Creek Montana A large red granite monument commemorates the 75 miners who died in the 1943 explosion at the smith mine. on february 27, 1943, an explosion caused by a buildup of methane gas trapped 74 coal miners inside the smith mine near bearcreek. It's believed that as many as 30 of the miners were killed by.  — with 74 miners dead, along with one first responder who died from injuries attempting to save the miners, the smith mine explosion is counted as montana’s most deadly coal mining disaster. the smith mine disaster was the worst coal disaster in the state of montana. It was a bright winter’s day. A large red granite monument commemorates the 75 miners who died in the 1943 explosion at the smith mine. Story and photos by david reese/montana living. (ironically due to the demand for coal during world war ii, the mine stayed in production, in spite of the disaster, until the end of the war).  — the story of the smith mine disaster in bear creek.