Coal Mine Disasters of North Carolina

John Hairr

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781439659236
• Edition: 0
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

During the past two centuries, the central region of the Tar Heel State was populated with numerous active coal mines, many of which dealt with catastrophes such as cave-ins or gas explosions. Over fifty-three miners lost their lives in an explosion at the Carolina Mine at Coal Glen in 1925, the largest industrial disaster in state history. The Egypt Coal Mine was a key resource for Confederate forces during the Civil War despite a series of explosions that claimed scores of lives. The last efforts by the Raleigh Mining Company to continue coal mining in the state in the 1950s were marred by accidents and signaled an eventual end to the industry. Author John Hairr chronicles the history and tragedy of coal mining in North Carolina's Deep River region.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Origins of North Carolina’s Coal Industry
• 2. Antebellum Coal Activities and Early Mining Disasters
• 3. Civil War Coal Mining Disasters
• 4. The Egypt Coal Mine Becomes the Cumnock Coal Mine
• 5. The Deadly Coal Glen Mine
• 6. Aftermath of the Coal Glen Disaster and the End of Coal Mining Activity in North Carolina
• Appendix I. A Visit to the Deep River Coal Field in 1856
• Appendix II. Men Killed at Coal Glen, May 27, 1925
• Appendix III. North Carolina General Assembly Mining Law of 1897
• Appendix IV. Deep River Mining Operations 87
• Glossary of Coal Mining Terms
• Notes
• Select Bibliography
• About the Author