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Cross Mountain Mine disaster

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The Cross Mountain Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion that occurred on December 9, 1911 near the community of Briceville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. [1]

20 relations: Afterdamp, Anderson County, Tennessee, Blue Ridge Mountains, Brattice, Briceville Community Church, Briceville, Tennessee, Campbell County, Tennessee, Cave-in, Clinch River, Coal Creek (Clinch River tributary), Coal Creek War, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Domestic canary, Fraterville Mine disaster, National Register of Historic Places, Rocky Top, Tennessee, The World's Work, United States Bureau of Mines, Walden Ridge.

Afterdamp

Afterdamp is the toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion caused by firedamp, which itself can initiate a much larger explosion of coal dust.

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Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range.

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Brattice

A brattice is a partition used in mining.

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Briceville Community Church

The Briceville Community Church is a nondenominational church located in Briceville, Tennessee, United States.

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Briceville, Tennessee

Briceville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee.

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Campbell County, Tennessee

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Cave-in

A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining or tunneling.

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Clinch River

The Clinch River rises near Tazewell, Virginia, and flows southwest for more than through the Great Appalachian Valley, gathering various tributaries, including the Powell River, before joining the Tennessee River in Kingston, Tennessee.

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Coal Creek (Clinch River tributary)

Coal Creek is a tributary of the Clinch River in Tennessee, approximately long.

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Coal Creek War

The Coal Creek War was an early 1890s armed labor uprising in the southeastern United States that took place primarily in Anderson County, Tennessee.

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Cumberland Mountains

The Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Cumberland Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.

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Domestic canary

The domestic canary, often simply known as the canary (Serinus canaria forma domestica), is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands (The Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands).

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Fraterville Mine disaster

The Fraterville Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion that occurred on May 19, 1902 near the community of Fraterville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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Rocky Top, Tennessee

Rocky Top (formerly Coal Creek and Lake City) is a city in Anderson and Campbell counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville.

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The World's Work

The World's Work (1900–1932) was a monthly magazine that covered national affairs from a pro-business point of view.

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United States Bureau of Mines

For most of the 20th century, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.

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Walden Ridge

Walden Ridge (or Walden's Ridge) is a mountain ridge and escarpment located in Tennessee, in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Mountain_Mine_disaster

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