West Brunswick Township near Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Propane Tanker Explosion
June 2, 1959
Honoring those who died
Burd H. Bachman, Orwigsburg Chrles Ray Erb, Pottstown Earl Hillbish, Orwigsburg Leon E. Kimmel, Orwigsburg Clifford D. Kriner, Orwigsburg James S. Leitzel, Shenandoah Arthur Meyers, Pottsville Paul R. Meyers, Sr., Pottsville William J. Sterner, Orwigsburg Robert E. Wesner, Orwigsburg Wayne M. Wolfe, Pottsville
Honoring the injured
John Barnhart, Sunbury Kerlin Bashore, Hamburg Adam Faust, Orwigsburg Frank Fetterolf, Pottsville Robert Koslosky, Port Carbon Lauden Potts, Orwigsburg George Reichert, Schuylkill Haven Albert Rovito, Kulpmont Walter Schwenk, Auburn Joseph Warton, Peckville Walter Williams, Reading
for bravery and quick thinking which spared the lives of many others:
Bus Drivers: Ronald Kramer and Russell Klahr
Sgt. Frank Evans, Trooper Earl Klinger and fellow officers
Orwigsburg Fireman Earl Hillbish and fellow fire fighters
Truck Drivers: Walter Williams, and John Barnhart
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1959.
Location. 40° 38.361′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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 walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Zion's (Red) Church (a few steps from this marker); Bernie Pollack (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jack Dempsey (approx. 0.9 miles away); Muhammad Ali Training Camp (approx. 0.9 miles
Also see . . . Newspaper clippings about the tanker explosion which happened by Red Church. (Submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
