1900 explosion of a coal mine in Utah
The Scofield Mine disaster was a mining explosion that occurred at the Winter Quarters coal mine on May 1, 1900. The mine was located at 39°42′57″N 111°11′17″W / 39.71583°N 111.18806°W / 39.71583; -111.18806 near the town of Scofield, Utah. In terms of life lost, it was the worst mining accident at that point in American history.[1] The explosion is also a key element in the plot of the Carla Kelly novel My Loving Vigil Keeping.[2]
- ^ Powell, Allan Kent (1994), "Scofield Mine Disaster", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on January 20, 2024, retrieved April 22, 2024
- ^ "Book review: 'My Loving Vigil Keeping' remembers Scofield mine disaster". Deseret News. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.