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The Miners Memorial at Miners Park in Carbondale
Carbondale, CO – Memorial
The Miners Memorial is a monument and memorial for the 15 coal miners who died on April 15, 1981 in a mine near Redstone. This is a site at Miners Park in Carbondale, CO.
News about the coal mining accident can be found at:
The New York Times (April 17, 1981) – 9 MINERS DEAD AFTER EXPLOSION IN WESTERN SHAFT
A plaque on the memorial reads: (Click to expand)
“On April 15, 1982, fifteen trees were planted in this park memorializing these men whose lives were lost in a coal mining accident on April 15, 1981.
John Ayala
Kyle D. Cook
William E. Guthrie
Daniel Litwiller
Richard Lincoln
Loren H. Mead
Hugh W. Pierce, Jr.
Terry E. Lucero
Glen W. Sharp
Brett J. Tucker
Thomas N. Vetter
Kelly B. Greene
Ronald W. Patch
Robert H. Ragle
John A. Rhodes
“Each man special unto God…””
