Coal Miner’s Daughter

Posts by Dolores Riggs Davis

Death Comes a Knocking – Willow Grove, Ohio 1940

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Little Egypt Lost – Havaco Mine – JANUARY 15, 1946

Little Egypt Lost – Havaco Mine – JANUARY 15, 1946 Read More »

Tragedy at Burning Springs – Kermit 1951

At the time of the accident 45 men were inside the mine, however the explosion was confined to only one section. Thirteen men were working in the section that blew, and eleven men were killed Shortly after the explosion, a motorman delivering a trip of empty cars near the site noticed smoke and dust in the haulageway. He immediately notified the outside mine office of his findings, and Superintendent T. L. Lambert, went underground to investigate.

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School Daze

GRADE FOUR 1946 – 1947 If you can identify any of the students please e-mail me. Row one: teacher: Evelyn Lewis, Donald Hughes, Dolores Riggs, Billy Joe Molnar, Johnnie Fleming, Lowell Reynolds, ?, Riley Fleming, Mary Ellen Hatton Row two: Jerry Vaughn, Ginger McNeely, Bobby Wagner, unidentified, Ruth Ann Lester, Billy Roberts Row three: Joyce

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A Time to Weep – Bartley 1940

A Time to Weep – Bartley 1940 Read More »

Lyburn Mine Fire

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Where Have the Days of Our Lives Gone?

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The Historical Hinchman House

The Historical Hinchman House Read More »

Footprints in the Sands of Time

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You Can Go Home Again

You Can Go Home Again Read More »