History of Coal Mining and the 53 Deaths at Coal Glen, May 26, 2025

Read about the history of coal mining in North Carolina and the state’s deadliest industrial accident in an article by Elizabeth Friend published online in The Assembly (www.theassemblync.com/place/history/north-carolinas-deadliest-industrial-accident-100-years-on/) May 26, 2025. The article has some excellent photographs of the area, including one that shows the original entrance to the Coal Glen mine taken by Kate Medley.