Monongah: The Worst Mining Disaster in American History

Monongah: The Worst Mining Disaster of American History UPDATE: Our apologies to the town of Monongah. We did not realize that the very first picture of your town was not of your town but of a video game called Fallout. We are also going to notify the source that we got this. We wish to thank Rivid for their help in discovering this mistake. Unfortunately, YouTube s video editor is not far enough along in development for us to change this. As soon as the editor improves, we will change this photo to the actual town. Joanna Adams Sergent Coowner of Kentucky Tennessee Living. Fairmont Coal Company had two mines in Monongah, West Virginia. The Monongah Mines number 6 and number 8 were located on the Monongahela River about six miles south of Fairmont, West Virginia. At that time, the Fairmont Coal Company ran model mines and it was on the forefront of using electrical equipment in the extraction of coal. It had huge ventilation mechanical fans, electrical coal cutting machiner