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The '''Eureka No. 4 Mine''' was a coal mine operated by the [[Eureka Coal Company]] in [[Helena]]. The mine was opened in [[1917]] | The '''Eureka No. 4 Mine''' was a coal mine operated by the [[Eureka Coal Company]] in the [[Cahaba Coal Fields]] in [[Helena]]. The mine was opened in [[1917]]. | ||
In [[2012]] the site was leveled to accommodate a new building for [[Helena High School]]. The inscribed concrete head slab from the former mine portal was removed and donated to the [[Helena History Museum]]. | The mining village surrounding the entrance was once called the [[Roebuck (Helena)|Roebuck]] community, with several thousand residents. [[C. I. Hinds]] was the mine's fireboss. Miners [[M. C. Martin]] and [[William Mimms]] died in a rock fall in the mine on [[October 25]], [[1918]]. Another miner, [[J. T. Banks]], died in a scaffold collapse in the mine on [[February 5]], [[1920]]. | ||
Eureka No. 4 was closed in [[1925]] and sealed up some time later, with large boulders placed over the opening. | |||
In [[2012]] the site was leveled to accommodate a new building for [[Helena High School]]. The inscribed concrete head slab from the former mine portal was removed and donated to the [[Helena History Museum]]. The nearby hoist tower was also dismantled and stones from its foundation saved for use on the school campus. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://helena-alabama.blogspot.com/2011/11/singing-markets-and-historical-mines-in.html Eureka, they found it!]" (November 2011) No Sleep in Helena | |||
* Brookhart, Laura (December 13, 2011) "Exploring Helena’s Eureka mine shaft." ''Shelby County Reporter'' | * Brookhart, Laura (December 13, 2011) "Exploring Helena’s Eureka mine shaft." ''Shelby County Reporter'' | ||
* [http://bpldb.bplonline.org/db/coalmine Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938]. Birmingham Public Library Local Databases - accessed December 13, 2011 | |||
[[Category:Former coal mines]] | [[Category:Former coal mines]] | ||
[[Category:1917 establishments]] | [[Category:1917 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1925 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:50, 13 December 2011
The Eureka No. 4 Mine was a coal mine operated by the Eureka Coal Company in the Cahaba Coal Fields in Helena. The mine was opened in 1917.
The mining village surrounding the entrance was once called the Roebuck community, with several thousand residents. C. I. Hinds was the mine's fireboss. Miners M. C. Martin and William Mimms died in a rock fall in the mine on October 25, 1918. Another miner, J. T. Banks, died in a scaffold collapse in the mine on February 5, 1920.
Eureka No. 4 was closed in 1925 and sealed up some time later, with large boulders placed over the opening.
In 2012 the site was leveled to accommodate a new building for Helena High School. The inscribed concrete head slab from the former mine portal was removed and donated to the Helena History Museum. The nearby hoist tower was also dismantled and stones from its foundation saved for use on the school campus.
References
- "Eureka, they found it!" (November 2011) No Sleep in Helena
- Brookhart, Laura (December 13, 2011) "Exploring Helena’s Eureka mine shaft." Shelby County Reporter
- Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938. Birmingham Public Library Local Databases - accessed December 13, 2011