100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ROANE IRON COMPANY ROCKWOOD MINE DISASTER

100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ROANE IRON COMPANY ROCKWOOD MINE DISASTERDowntown Rockwood2026sat03oct10:00 am10:00 am

Event Details

100 year Anniversary Roane Iron Company Rockwood Mine Disaster

d. Oct 4, 1926

Rockwood, Tennessee

The Rockwood community will gather on to remember and honor the following individuals who were tragically killed in the Roane Iron Company's Rockwood Mine (Rogers Section) Mining Disaster 100 years ago on October 4, 1926, as well as their families, the survivors, and those who assisted in the rescue and recovery efforts. The Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (E.D.T.) at the Rockwood Homecoming Park at the corner of W. Rockwood Street and S. Front Street in Downtown Rockwood. The City of Rockwood particularly invites any family members and descendants of the miners to attend. This is a public event and everyone is welcome.
MINERS HONORED AND REMEBERED KILLED WILLIE "WILL" ARMOUR FRANK BOLES DAVE BRUMMETT P.C. CRAVEN WALTER CUNNINGHAM JESSIE "JESS" DALE C.B. DAVIS W.C. "BILLY" ELLIOT J.A. FREELS PHILIP GALYON BEN F. GIBSON A.J. GRIFFIS H.H. GRIFFIS FRANK HINDS LEE JOLLY VAN KIRBY HARRY LINGO GEORGE C. "G.C." McCOY IRA NELSON GEORGE RIDDLE WILL RODGERS E.G. SMITH HECTOR SMITH CLARENCE C. STEVENS SAM TAYLOR CLYDE TEAGUE SEWELL "S.P." WHITTIER   KNOWN SURVIVORS OF THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTED AREA EBBIE DAVIS E.G. BOLES WILL TEAGUE ARTHUR TEAGUE

Time

October 3, 2026 10:00 am

Location

Downtown Rockwood

Rockwood Street

Downtown Rockwood

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