Plymouth in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Avondale Mine Disaster

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 4, 2024

1. Avondale Mine Disaster Marker

Inscription. Near this site, on September 6, 1869, occurred one of the worst disasters in the history of anthracite mining in the United States. A fire which started at the bottom of the shaft, the only exit from the Avondale Mine, claimed 110 lives. Most victims were of Welsh descent including lads of 10 and 14 years.

Erected 1994 by National Welsh-American Foundation Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Cymru-America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 6, 1869.

Location. 41° 13.6′ N, 75° 58.458′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 11) and Sickler Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plymouth PA 18651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Avondale Mine Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); Abijah Smith & Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shawnee Fort (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans and Pioneer Families Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx.

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1.2 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sephaniah Reese (approx. 1½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

Also see . . . Remembering Avondale Mine Disaster 150 Years Later. (Submitted on September 19, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 4, 2024

2. Avondale Mine Disaster Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.