Courtney, Pennsylvania

Courtney is a village of the township of Union in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

1913 mine explosion

On April 23, 1913, a mine owned by the Monongahela River Coal company experienced an explosion, trapping 250 workers inside. Anywhere from 90 to 125 were reported to have died in the accident.^[1]^[2]

Notable natives

Bob Coulson, baseball player

References

^ "Courtney, PA Cincinnati Mine Explosion, Apr 1913 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". www.gendisasters.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

40°13′07″N 79°58′07″W / 40.21861°N 79.96861°W / 40.21861; -79.96861

[1] "Courtney, PA Cincinnati Mine Explosion, Apr 1913 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". www.gendisasters.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[2] "The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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