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100th Anniversary of The Cherry Mine Disaster — Nov. 13, 1909

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by Papa Sparks in Holidays, November 14, 2009
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Cherry Mine Disaster.

The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster

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by Papa Sparks in History, September 22, 2009
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of America’s deadliest mining disasters that occurred in the small town of Cherry, Illinois one hundred years ago on November 13, 1909 when 259 miners lost their lives.

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