Wednesday, March 11, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 11

March 11, 1911 – “The Norman Mine, an open-pit mine near Virginia [Minn.], collapsed about 6 p.m. while 30 men were working 125 feet underground. Approximately 500,000 tons of debris—iron ore, rock, earth, and ice—buried 26 of the miners. Four men survived, three with serious injuries.”

http://dplreference.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/mine-accidents-march-11-1911-2/




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