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2418
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The Deep River Coal Field near Sanford is the only major coal mining site in the state and scene of the worst mining disaster. On May 27, 1925, 53 miners were killed. Mined since 1775, tragedy and failure have limited the amount of coal recovered.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 1, June 1987, p14-17, il
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4213
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The Carolina Coal Mine, located in the village of Coal Glen in Chatham County, was the scene of the worst mining disaster in the state's history. On May 27, 1925, three explosions rocked the mine and killed fifty-three men, half the adult male population of the town. An improperly set dynamite blast was the cause. The mine closed during the Depression, reopened in 1947, and closed for good in 1953.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 3, Aug 1999, p70, 72, 74-75, il Periodical Website
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