Rescue workers are pictured with one of the 119 miners killed on Dec. 21, 1951 in the Orient 2 explosion.
NOTE: This is a compilation of what Jim Muir has shared on this site about the Orient 2 Mining disaster in the past. There will be a memorial service tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 304 North Sunnyslope in West Frankfort, honoring the 119 men and women who were tragically killed that December evening. Please click to read the pieces that Jim wrote about the disaster.
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