Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA, USA

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Coal Miners Memorial Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA

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Dilltown No. 1 Mine,
Dilltown,
Buffington Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Dilltown Mine, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated July 14, 2010

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Dilltown No. 1 Mine (ca.1917- ? ),
Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad & The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, near Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company, Dilltown, PA
   (ca.1919- ? ), Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company, Dilltown, PA
  (ca.1920- ? ), Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company, Dilltown, PA
  (ca.1922- ? ), Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company, Dilltown, PA

A portion of the U.S.G.S. New Florence, PA, 15 min. Quad map ca.1922 showing the area around Dilltown is on the left. On the right is a portion of the U.S.G.S. Johnstown, PA, 15 min. Quad map ca.1907 showing Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Scan to the right for the whole map.

HISTORY:
The Dilltown No. 1 Mine was a drift mine which mined the 48 inch "B" or Miller coal seam. In 1917 the power used in the mine was electricity. Ventilation was provided by a 6 foot diameter Sirocco fan.

In ca.1917 the Dilltown No. 1 Mine produced 222,693 tons of coal, with 190 men and boys employed.

(From the U.S. Bureau of Mines Report.)
March 20, 1922
Dilltown No. 1 Mine, Dilltown, Pa.
5 Killed.
About 7:30 a.m. shortly after the 80 men began work, an explosion confined to a small section killed 5 men in that section. Three others who were over come were rescued by a foreman and firebosses, who immediately restored ventilation. The weak explosion was caused by ignition of gas by an arc from an electric hoist in room No. 12. The fireboss had not examined the section before the men entered. Dust was involved only to a minor degree.

The 1930s brought with it much labor unrest among the Dilltown miners. In January 1932, the Dilltown home of a mine superintendent was blown up with dynamite, and several months later, a riot at the Smokeless Mine sent six men to the local jail.

"Coal Miners Memorial, Dilltown No. 1 Mine
Dilltown, Buffington Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania"

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