PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...

Sept. 6, 2024 marked the 155th anniversary of the Avondale Mine Disaster. The tragic event claimed the lives of 108 men and boys along with two rescuers. Plymouth Historical Society continues to be ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — A ceremony honoring those who died in a mine disaster returned to Lackawanna County on Sunday. 156 years ago, on September 6th, 1869, 110 miners and two rescuers died in the Avondale ...

Plymouth Historical Society Board Members in front of the mural wall are, from left: Lillian Caffrey, Helen Youells, James Youells, Joseph Slusser, Sandra Lee, and Patrick Smith. Times Leader File ...

be Saturday at the Avondale Colliery grounds in Plymouth Township. Descendants of the 110 victims of the disaster are urged to attend. The program will begin at 11 a.m. and last about an hour. After ...