https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/tags/coal-mining en https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/items/italian-monument-monongah-mine-disaster <div class="item-description"><div class="label-above">Description:&nbsp;</div><p>  </p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-creator field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">LocationMem:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Monongah, West Virginia</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Institution:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Italian Government</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-rights field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Official/Unofficial:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Unofficial</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-identifier field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Group Acknowledged:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Italian immigrants who died in the Monongah coal mining disaster in Dec 1907</div></div></div><div class="item-source"><div class="label-above">Historical Subject:&nbsp;</div><p>The Italian immigrants who died in the mining disaster on Dec 6, 1907 which killed 362 men.<br />  </p> </div><div class="item-subject"><div class="label-above">Physical Aspects:&nbsp;</div><p>White text and a sketch of miners entering a mine on a black stone shaped to look like a large lump of coal.<br />  </p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-item-date field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Date of Dedication:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">December 6, 2007</div></div></div><div class="node-map"><div class="label-above">Place Location:&nbsp;</div><div style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" id="gmap-auto2map-gmap0" class="gmap-control gmap-gmap gmap gmap-map gmap-auto2map-gmap"><noscript>Javascript is required to view this map.</noscript></div></div><div class="label-above">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="mem-img"><!-- scald=7740:large --><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/sites/migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/files/styles/scald_large/public/thumbnails/image/mine_disaster_italian.JPG?itok=kUCw4jpZ" width="298" height="224" alt="mine_disaster_italian.JPG" title="mine_disaster_italian.JPG" /><!-- END scald=7740 --></div><div class="field field--name-field-item-tags field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Themes:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/italian-immigrants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">italian immigrants</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/tags/coal-mining" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">coal mining</a></div></div></div> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:46:57 +0000 aer@unc.edu 7326 at https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/items/benwood-mine-disaster <div class="item-description"><div class="label-above">Description:&nbsp;</div><p>The third worst mining disaster in the state's history caused the deaths of 119 people. Many of those people were immigrants from Poland, Italy, and Greece.</p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-creator field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">LocationMem:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Benwood, West Virginia</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Institution:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">West Virginia Historic Commission</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-rights field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Official/Unofficial:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Official</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-identifier field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Group Acknowledged:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">immigrants</div></div></div><div class="item-source"><div class="label-above">Historical Subject:&nbsp;</div><p>Immigrants from Poland, Italy, and Greece killed in a mine explosion in Benwood, West Virginia.</p> </div><div class="item-subject"><div class="label-above">Physical Aspects:&nbsp;</div><p>A black and white sign telling the basic facts of the event.</p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-item-date field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Date of Dedication:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">2007</div></div></div><div class="node-map"><div class="label-above">Place Location:&nbsp;</div><div style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" id="gmap-auto4map-gmap0" class="gmap-control gmap-gmap gmap gmap-map gmap-auto4map-gmap"><noscript>Javascript is required to view this map.</noscript></div></div><div class="label-above">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="mem-img"><!-- scald=7717:large --><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/sites/migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/files/styles/scald_large/public/thumbnails/image/benwood_mine_etc.jpg?itok=a1lb0D0P" width="298" height="224" alt="benwood_mine_b&amp;w_post.jpg" title="benwood_mine_b&amp;w_post.jpg" /><!-- END scald=7717 --></div><div class="field field--name-field-item-tags field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Themes:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/immigration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">immigration</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/tags/coal-mining" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">coal mining</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/polish-immigrants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">polish immigrants</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/tags/italian-immigrants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">italian immigrants</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/greek-immigrants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">greek immigrants</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:56:27 +0000 aer@unc.edu 7291 at https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/items/monongah-disaster <div class="item-description"><div class="label-above">Description:&nbsp;</div><p>Mine disaster where 361 coal miners, many Italian immigrants, perished in a mine in Monongah, West Virginia on the 6th of December in the year 1907.</p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-creator field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">LocationMem:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Monongah, West Virginia</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Institution:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">West Virginia Historic Commission</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-rights field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Official/Unofficial:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Official</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-identifier field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Group Acknowledged:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">immigrants</div></div></div><div class="item-source"><div class="label-above">Historical Subject:&nbsp;</div><p>Italian immigrants (and immigrants from several other countries) as well as Americans who died in the worst mining disaster in American history.</p> </div><div class="item-subject"><div class="label-above">Physical Aspects:&nbsp;</div><p>A black and white sign which tells the basic facts of the disaster.</p> </div><div class="field field--name-field-item-date field--type-text field--label-inline clearfix"><div class="field__label">Date of Dedication:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">1962</div></div></div><div class="node-map"><div class="label-above">Place Location:&nbsp;</div><div style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" id="gmap-auto6map-gmap0" class="gmap-control gmap-gmap gmap gmap-map gmap-auto6map-gmap"><noscript>Javascript is required to view this map.</noscript></div></div><div class="label-above">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="mem-img"><!-- scald=7721:large --><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/sites/migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu/files/styles/scald_large/public/thumbnails/image/monongah_mine_disaster_b%26w.jpg?itok=JFFSYFkP" width="298" height="224" alt="monongah_mine_disaster_b&amp;w.jpg" title="monongah_mine_disaster_b&amp;w.jpg" /><!-- END scald=7721 --></div><div class="field field--name-field-item-tags field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Themes:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/immigration" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">immigration</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/tags/coal-mining" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">coal mining</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/tags/disaster" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">disaster</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:45:21 +0000 aer@unc.edu 7290 at https://migrationmemorials.trinity.duke.edu