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By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Millfield Coal Mine Disaster Marker | | |
Inscription. Ohio's worst mine disaster occurred in this Sunday Creek Coal Company mine when an explosion killed 82 persons. Among the dead were the company's top executives who were in the mine inspecting new safety equipment. Nine hours after the explosion, rescuers discovered 19 miners alive underground, three miles from the main shaft. The disaster attracted national press coverage and international attention, and it prompted improvement of Ohio's mine safety laws in 1931.
Erected 1980 by The Ohio Historical Society.
Location. 39° 25.987′ N, 82° 4.649′ W. Marker is in Millfield, Ohio, in Athens County. Marker is on Millfield-Jacksonville Road (County Route 27), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is about one mile east of the village of Millfield. Marker is in this post office area: Millfield OH 45761, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 Disaster (approx. 1 miles away); Todd and Tony Carr Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Glouster Korea-Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Trimble Township War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Historic Amesville (approx. 6.9 miles away); Western Library Association (approx. 6.9 miles away); Ames Academy Bell (approx. 6.9 miles away). | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., January 4, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Millfield Coal Mine Disaster Marker | | The smoke stack is one of the few remaining ruins of the mine complex. | | |
More about this marker. The marker is painted a unique black with silver lettering instead of the typical Ohio Historical Marker scheme of brown with gold lettering, probably to depict both the color of coal and the tragedy of the loss in the mine explosion.
Regarding Millfield Coal Mine Disaster. Sigmund Kozma, who was sixteen years of age and the last of the nineteen mine explosion survivors, died in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, 3 January 2009, at the age of 97.
Credits. This page originally submitted on January 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio. This page has been viewed 766 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on January 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. |
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