Coal miner reading a book: A memorial to those who died in the Appalachians of western Maryland

Thousands of lives have been lost in the pursuit of coal to fuel homes and manufacturing since the Industrial Revolution, and in Frostburg, Maryland there’s a memorial to the hundreds of men (and some boys) who died in ghastly mine accidents between 1838 and 2007. The immersive memorial opened in August 2024. It sits on Continue reading Coal miner reading a book: A memorial to those who died in…