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Oct
17
Wednesday
Oct
17
Wed
Community :: History also Education :: Adult Education
The Bearcreek Cemetery and the Smith Mine Disaster
10:45 AM
Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Description:
Montana Department of Transportation Historian Jon Axline will present Graven Images: The Bearcreek Cemetery and the Smith Mine Disaster. The Bearcreek Cemetery is a time capsule that provides a wealth of information about a once-thriving coal town that, essentially, no longer exists. The cemetery also contains the remains of many of the men who were killed in the 1943 Smith Mine disaster, the worst coal mining disaster in Montana history. What the cemetery tells us about that community is extraordinary and provides a unique peek into Carbon County’s past.
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Age Group: Adults
Venue: Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Address: 225 North Roberts Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 4064442694

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