A new road sign pays tribute to the 160 men who died in the Glen Rogers mine during its nearly four decades of production, from 1921-60. The mine became known as the “Widow Maker,” with four coal mine disasters — in which five or more miners died — in its gruesome history. Two major explosions occurred within eight years at the mine. The first, on Nov. 6, 1923, killed 27 men; the second, on Jan. 6, 1931, killed 8 men. Jesse Womack, center, Wyoming County Historical Museum board president, took his idea for the memorial marker to Sen. Richard Browning, right, and Dels. Daniel Hall, left, and Linda Phillips, not pictured, who made it a reality. The signs are posted at the junctions of County Rts. 1 and 3 from Bolt, Jesse, McGraws, and the former grade school building, Womack said.
Glen Rogers Coal Miner Memorial Highway
A new road sign pays tribute to the 160 men who died in the Glen Rogers mine during its nearly four decades of production, from 1921-60. The mine became known as the “Widow Maker,” with four coal mine disasters — in which five or more miners died — in its gruesome history. Two major explosions occurred within eight years at the mine. The first, on Nov. 6, 1923, killed 27 men; the second, on Jan. 6, 1931, killed 8 men. Jesse Womack, center, Wyoming County Historical Museum board president, took his idea for the memorial marker to Sen. Richard Browning, right, and Dels. Daniel Hall, left, and Linda Phillips, not pictured, who made it a reality. The signs are posted at the junctions of County Rts. 1 and 3 from Bolt, Jesse, McGraws, and the former grade school building, Womack said.
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