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 Quecreek Mine Rescue Site / Somerset Historical Society

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

     Our group visited the QUECREEK MINE RESCUE SITE in Somerset County.  This is where 9 miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours after a wall to an abandoned mine was accidentally drilled into and it left 50 million gallons of water rushing into the Quecreek Mine.  They were rescued on July 28, 2002 through a small drilled air shaft.  There is a really nice park area there as well.  We also visited the SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORICAL CENTER.  They have a large museum with displays that depicts Rural Life from before the Revolutionary War to the Present Times.  They also have a genealogy library and lots of research materials.  They also have outdoor exhibits including a few old log cabins.  We enjoyed lunch at Oakhurst Tea Room.

QUECREEK MINE RESCUE SITE

SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORICAL CENTER

"MAKING HISTORY SINCE 1784"

Bullskin Township Historical Society
P.O. Box 724
Mount Pleasant, PA  15666
724-787-0853

Email: bullskinhistory@outlook.com