http://www.quecreekrescue.org/index.php
Today’s journey took us to the Quecreek Mine Rescue Site. On July 24, 2002 coal miners, guided by an inaccurate map of the mine, broke through into an abandoned, water-filled mine flooding the Quecreek Mine with over 150 million gallons of water. Nine miners scrambled to safety, but nine others were trapped in a pocket of air in the dark, cold, water filled mine 240 feet underground. After a ferocious 77 hour rescue mission, all nine miners were pulled above ground, one at a time, transported in a cage-type cylinder.
Our docent, Vicki, took us thru all that those 9 trapped miners experienced during that period as well as all the miracles that happened to keep them alive.
I will not go into the details here but if you want to know more, here are some great sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecreek_Mine_rescue
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YUyN5mUds351IO76qa9lZwf_2YbpO_IZ--3PzlunSY0/edit
Disney also did a video that is free on YouTube but I am having a hard time linking it here. If you search for: The Pennsylvania Miners' Story (2002 TV Special)”, it should bring you to that video.
Once we heard the story, we went thru the museum which not only told the story of the miners but had some artifacts of the mines.
The pillars inside the museum show the width of the mine pathways:
The real cage that brought the miners to safety:
Vicki directed us outside where we found the 6” bore hole that gave air to the miners and the actual rescue shaft.
Inside the mine, between the pillars, this was the passages. The miners could not stand up as they worked. No, we did not go in.
From the owners of the farm where the rescue took place.
The oak surrounded by 9 pine trees:
The seven foot miner statue at the entrance to the site.
What a great visit and we highly recommend visiting. We were blessed because our docent, Vicki, was giving a presentation when we arrived and she was wonderful in explaining the site and what happened. Ask for her if you visit.
We did want to see Fort Necessity on our visit this time but it will have to wait. So tomorrow we towards Ohio and Kentucky.
4 comments:
We have a grandson who is a coalminer. He was selected to be on the rescue team, if there was a disaster. I'd like to visit this sometimes. Thanks for such a great blog.
The story is very interesting!
This was so interesting. Thanks for sharing your travels. I look forward to your posts.
Thanks Nancy. I am not sure where you are located now but email me and maybe we can cross paths.
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