Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue

Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Somerset County, dedicated 2006.

151 Haupt Rd.

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On July 28, 2002, nine coal miners, trapped for four days due to flooding of the Quecreek Mine, were saved via a rescue shaft drilled here. Combined efforts of local, state, and federal agencies, mining and other industries, local mine workers, emergency responders, and community members led to the rescue. The incident prompted changes in mine safety, mapping, and drilling methods. It roused national media & public attention.

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1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Westmoreland, Fayette counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1944 · Somerset, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Somerset, Pennsylvania, 1944, covering the location of Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Somerset, Pennsylvania, 1944, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue

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