Town of Mammoth, State Route 982, North of I-76, Mammoth, Westmoreland County, PA
Summary
Significance: One of the largest mining and coking operations in the Connellsville Coke Region, Mammoth No. 1 & 2 had over 500 coke ovens at peak operating periods. Mammoth was the scene of one of the worst mining disasters of the 19th century, when 116 miners were killed in a gas explosion and its aftermath.
Survey number: HAER PA-289
Building/structure dates: 1885
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Madrid, transmitter
Location
Mammoth, 40.20075, -79.46360
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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