Darr Mine Disaster WQED Film Screening & Talk

Name: Darr Mine Disaster WQED Film Screening & Talk
Start: 2025-12-18T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-18T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 809 Forbes Trail Rd, Greensburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15601

Westmoreland Historical Society & Historic Hanna's Town

Highlights

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm

1.5 hours

809 Forbes Trail Rd, Greensburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15601

Date & Location

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm (EST)

809 Forbes Trail Rd, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

809 Forbes Trail Rd, Greensburg, PA 15601-6548, United States, Hannastown

About the event

Darr Mine Disaster WQED Film Screening & Talk

Join the Westmoreland Historical Society and representatives from the Rostraver Township Historical Society for a screening of WQED’s documentary film on the Darr Mine Disaster of December 19, 1907. The Darr Mine in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, exploded, killing 239 men and boys. It remains the worst mining disasters in Pennsylvania history.

This WQED documentary explores this tragic event in our local history with rare archival images and compelling interviews, including the story of what some call a religious miracle–that prevented the tragedy from being much worse.

Please call to reserve your seat! 724.836.1800 x210.

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