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This monument memorializes the 74 men and boys who died in a mining disaster in Diamond, Illinois (about 50 miles southwest of Chicago) in February of 1883.
Diamond Mine Disaster Memorial
Copyright Stormdog 2012
The mine was near Diamond, Illinois, a mining town named after coal, the "black diamonds" that the miners sought. It was in swampy land with little drainage. Heavy rain and melting snow caused a flood that only 20 workers escaped from. Of the 74 others, only a few bodies were recovered. The others are forever entombed within the now-sealed mine.
Diamond Mine Disaster Memorial
Copyright Stormdog 2012
The mine was near Diamond, Illinois, a mining town named after coal, the "black diamonds" that the miners sought. It was in swampy land with little drainage. Heavy rain and melting snow caused a flood that only 20 workers escaped from. Of the 74 others, only a few bodies were recovered. The others are forever entombed within the now-sealed mine.