Cross Mountain Mine disaster
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The Cross Mountain Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion that occurred on December 9, 1911, near the community of Briceville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. In spite of a well-organiz
Cross Mountain Miners' Circle
View along Slatestone Rd. from its junction with TN-116 in Briceville, with Cross Mountain rising in the distance
Officials gathered at the mine's main entrance following the explosion
Briceville, Tennessee
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Briceville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named for railroad tycoon and one-te
Cross Mountain Mine disaster
…The Cross Mountain Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion that occurred on December 9, 1911, near the community of Briceville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. In spite of a well-organized rescue effort led by the newly created Bureau of Mines, 84 miners died in the disaster…
View from the Briceville Community Church Cemetery
Briceville in 1891, at the start of the Coal Creek War