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DARR Mine Commemoration

9/29/2007- Hungarian-American Organizations join Local Community to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Darr Mine Disaster. HRFA Director Fabri, Bethlen Communities Executive Director Rev. Imre Bertalan, William Penn and the American Hungarian Federation and others joined forces to remember the worst mining disaster in Pennsylvania history. The Commemoration took place September 29, 2007 at Olive Branch Cemetery in Rostraver, Pennsylvania,

where many of the miners were buried, many in a common grave above which AHF placed the memorial seen here. On December 19, 1907 an explosion in the Darr Mine took the lives of an estimated 239 men and teenage boys. Though most of those killed were Hungarian immigrant laborers,

AHF honors all those that sacrificed their lives. The Darr Mine Disaster is known as the worst in Pennsylvania history and 2nd worst in US history. The gas and dust

explosion occurred in the Deadliest Month in US Mining History.

Prior to the ceremony, guests enjoyed exhibits on mining that featured the unique collection of Don Indof, son of the legendary "Mr. Miner" Henry Indof, and a display on mine safety from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

It was standing room only as some 300 people attended the church ceremony that featured presentations by Hungarian-American leaders and local, state, and federal representatives. Local community representatives included miners, firefighters, the Masonic Lodge, and those that lost family members in the disaster. Rev. Imre Bertalan, Jr., president of the Bethlen Communities in Ligonier, opened the day and offered welcoming remarks [download remarks].

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