a Beautiful Mine

Category: Nova Scotia

  • SPRINGHILL MINERS’ MUSEUM (SPRINGHILL, NOVA SCOTIA)

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    “Tour the depths of a Springhill coal mine, famous in song and legend, with a knowledgeable guide. Hear stories of the disaster of 1891, the 1916 subeterranean fire which raged through the galleries, the loss of 39 men in the 1956 explosion and the major “bump” in 1958 in which 75 men lost their lives.…

  • MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES MUSEUM (MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT, NOVA SCOTIA)

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    “A small museum (former one room school) chronicling mainly the events of the Moose River Cave In of 1936. Also showing some history of mining in the area and the community itself. A very short distance away is a Provincial Park at the site of the actual cave in.” Click Here for More Information on…

  • CAPE BRETON MINERS’ MUSEUM (GLACE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA)

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    “Situated on one of the most picturesque coasts of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the Miners” Museum pays tribute to the region”s long and rich history of coal mining.” Click Here for More Information on the Cape Breton Miner”s Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bU15pxNdYw[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”46.192827,-59.942024″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Cape Breton Miners” Museum, 42 Birkley…