| Darr Mine Disaster State Historical Marker |
Olive Branch Cemetery, PA Route 981 between PA Route 51 and Smithton, Pa. |
Van Meter, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County |
PA |
An explosion in the Darr Mine on Dec. 19, 1907, killed 239 coal miners, many of whom were Hungarian. Seventy-one of the dead share a common grave in Olive Branch Cemetery. December, 1907, was the worst month in US coal mining history with over 3000 dead. |
| Debs, Eugene V., Home |
451 North Eighth Street |
Terre Haute |
IN |
Debs' home until his death in 1926. The house was bought by the Debs Foundation in 1962 with the purpose of preserving this landmark. [National Historic Landmark] |
| Dellums, Cottrell, Lawrence, Monument |
C.L. Dellums Amtrak Station, Jack London Square, 245 2nd St. |
Oakland |
CA |
Dellums, a porter fired by the Pullman Company in 1927 for his organizing activites, co-founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1937, the first labor union led by African Americans. He was a vice president of the AFL-CIO until the mid-1980s. |
| "Detroit Industry" Frescoes |
Detroit Institute of Arts; 5200 Woodward Ave. |
Detroit |
MI |
In 1932, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was commissioned to paint a tribute to Detroit industry and labor. Major sections of the mural are based on the Ford Motor Company's Rouge industrial complex. |
| Diamond Mine Disaster Marker |
Grundy-Will county line |
Braidwood |
IL |
Diamond mine disaster of 1883 was due to the mine being on a marshy tract of land with no natural drainage. Mid-day Feb. 16, 1883 the snow began to melt and forced a collapse on the east side of the mine. Men and boys scrambled to escape. |
