Black Ribbons in Clay
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Black Ribbons in Clay during the city's memorial on the 100th anniversary of the explosion.
This file appears in: 1917 Coal Mine Explosion
1917 Coal Mine Explosion
Historical Marker #2579 in Clay, Kentucky recognizes the catastrophic explosion in the Western Kentucky Coal Company’s mine No.7 at about 7:40 AM on August 4th, 1917. This event led to the death of 62…