Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster

Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster

The Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster was a fire at the Victor American Fuel Company coal mine in Hastings, Colorado, on April 27, 1917, in which 121 people died. A small monument, the Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster Monument, marks the location, one to two miles west of the Ludlow Monument.

The mining community of Victor, Colorado, is some distance away, in Teller County, Colorado. Victor American Fuel Company mined coal; Victor, Colorado, is part of the Cripple Creek District, and is known for gold mining. It is not known if there is a relationship between the company and the community.

External links

* [http://www.rebelgraphics.org/hastings_121dead.html Photograph of the Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster Monument]
* [http://www.rebelgraphics.org/victoramericanfire.html Press account from "Coal News"]


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