Winter Quarters Mine, Scofield, Carbon County, UT
Summary
Significance: The mine is significant as possibly the first coal mine in Utah. The May Day disaster of 1900 killed 200 miners and prompted the development of organized labor in Utah.
Survey number: HAER UT-44
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1928
Tags
Date
1900
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Scofield, 39.70635, -111.15989
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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