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Clarksburg Daily News headline


On March 22, 1906, a coal mine explosion at Century in Barbour County killed 23 miners.

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"23 Miners Dead At The Century Mine"
Official Report on the Century Mine Disaster
Casualties of the Century Mine Disaster
Map of the Century Mine
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On This Day in West Virginia History: March

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