On the morning of April 7, 1911, the nearby Pancoast mine here in Throop was the scene of a disastrous fire. Seventy-two miners died by suffocation, and a government rescue worker also was killed. This tragedy soon led to the enactment, on June 15, . . . — — Map (db m67933) HM
In gratitude to the men & women of
Blessed Sacrament Parish
who faithfully served our country
especially those who
made the supreme sacrifice
Ora Pro Eis
St. Anthony of Padua Parish
St. Bridget Parish
St. John the Baptist . . . — — Map (db m116941) WM
Named in honor of
Dr. Benjamin Throop
[List of Burgesses]
John Sykes 1894 ·
Charles F. Beatty 1894 · 1896
Patrick Corr 1897 · 1899
John L. Evans 1900 · 1902
William Sonn 1903 · 1905
George Richardson 1906 · 1908 . . . — — Map (db m116948) HM
In grateful tribute to
the men and women
of this community who
served in World Wars
That They Shall Not Have Died In Vain
World War One
Herbert Clark • Joseph M. Chorba • John A. Gombar
Peter Telesha • Michael T. Gombar • George . . . — — Map (db m116942) WM
In memory of our boys who
gave their lives for freedom
1916 World War I 1918
Peter Telesha • Clemence Karchaskus
George Phillips . . . — — Map (db m116932) WM
