Centralia, Illinois: Coal Mine Explosion Museum
The explosion, on March 25, 1947, killed 111 men, one of the deadliest mine disasters in U.S. history.
Centralia Area Historical Museum
- Address:
- 240 S. Locust St., Centralia, IL
- Directions:
- Centralia Area Historical Museum. Downtown, on the northwest corner of S. Locust and E. 3rd Sts.
- Hours:
- W,F,Sa 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 618-545-0657
- Admission:
- Donation
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Several of the men, trapped by the explosion, wrote notes and put them in their pockets. Woody Guthrie later performed a song about the notes titled, "The Dying Miner."