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Hanna, Wyoming’s 1903 “Frightful Disaster”
It was a normal Tuesday morning in the Union Pacific Coal Company mining town of Hanna, Wyoming, when disaster struck on June 30, 1903. It was about 10:30 in the morning when coal gas in the Hanna No. 1 mine caught … Continue reading
Posted in Coal industry, Mine disasters, mining history, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history, Wyoming History Day
Tagged 1903 Disaster, Hanna Basin Museum, Hanna No. 1 Mine, Hanna Wyoming, Immigrant Workers, Mine Explosion, Mine Safety, Nancy Anderson, Samuel H. Knight, Union Pacific Coal Company, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming Digital Newspaper Collection
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The Rock Springs Massacre, September 2, 1885
During the summer of 1885, tensions had been building between Chinese coal miners and European coal miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory. Both groups were employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company and were having a dispute over wages. According … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American history, Local history, mining history, resources, Under-documented communities, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Anti-Chinese Sentiment, Asian American history, Rock Springs, Rock Springs Massacre, Union Pacific Coal Company, Wyoming history, Wyoming Territory
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