Courtney, Pennsylvania
Village in Washington County, Pennsylvania, US
Courtney is a village of the township of Union in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
1913 mine explosion
On April 23, 1913, a mine owned by the Monongahela River Coal company experienced an explosion, trapping 250 workers inside. Anywhere from 90 to 125 were reported to have died in the accident.[1][2]
Notable natives
- Bob Coulson, baseball player
References
- ^ "Courtney, PA Cincinnati Mine Explosion, Apr 1913 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". www.gendisasters.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Washington
- Monongahela
- Washington
- Allenport
- Beallsville
- Bentleyville
- Burgettstown
- California
- Canonsburg
- Centerville
- Charleroi
- Claysville
- Coal Center
- Cokeburg
- Deemston
- Donora
- Dunlevy
- East Washington
- Elco
- Ellsworth
- Finleyville
- Green Hills
- Houston
- Long Branch
- Marianna
- McDonald‡
- Midway
- New Eagle
- North Charleroi
- Roscoe
- Speers
- Stockdale
- Twilight
- West Brownsville
- West Middletown
- Amwell
- Blaine
- Buffalo
- Canton
- Carroll
- Cecil
- Chartiers
- Cross Creek
- Donegal
- East Bethlehem
- East Finley
- Fallowfield
- Hanover
- Hopewell
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Morris
- Mount Pleasant
- North Bethlehem
- North Franklin
- North Strabane
- Nottingham
- Peters
- Robinson
- Smith
- Somerset
- South Franklin
- South Strabane
- Union
- West Bethlehem
- West Finley
- West Pike Run
- Aaronsburg
- Atlasburg
- Avella
- Baidland
- Bulger
- Cecil-Bishop
- Cross Creek
- East Marianna
- Eighty Four
- Elrama
- Fredericktown
- Gastonville
- Hendersonville
- Hickory
- Joffre
- Laboratory
- Langeloth
- Lawrence
- McGovern
- McMurray
- Meadowlands
- Midland
- Millsboro
- Muse
- Paris
- Slovan
- Southpointe
- Southview
- Strabane
- Taylorstown
- Thompsonville
- Van Voorhis
- West Alexander
- Westland
- Wickerham Manor-Fisher
- Wolfdale
- Wylandville
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°13′07″N 79°58′07″W / 40.21861°N 79.96861°W / 40.21861; -79.96861