Tag: coal mine

PATRON + Mary worked in the mines in Belgium -PART I

During the Great Depression in America, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an employment program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, Over its eight…

These men sacrificed to save their jobs in Bibb County, Alabama

October 25, 2019 August 25, 2019by Shannon Hollon

We Needed those jobs by Shannon Hollon My GGrandfather Dunbar Campbell was born 12/1/1899 in Scottsville Ala. (Bibb County).He was the son of Dr.…

News - from the past & the present

Over one-hundred years ago, a tragedy took place in Bibb County, Alabama

October 26, 2018 November 9, 2020by Donna R Causey

DISASTER AT MARVEL (transcribed from -Blocton Enterprise, Thursday, 26 October 1916 On last Saturday afternoon about 2:42, a terrific explosion occurred at Marvel mines,…

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Parrish, Alabama Pulsating with Progress

February 15, 2018 January 25, 2018by Donna R Causey

This well-written news article from 1920, tells of a time when railroad travel was flourishing, but it also paints a beautiful picture of life…