Category Archives: Tragedy

Slate Fall Kills Neddie Herald

Posted on February 24, 2023 by sdbowling

“Picking out” coal was dangerous. Many injuries and deaths resulted from this often-unsafe practice.

A 1939 slate fall claimed the life of Neddie Herald. Continue reading →

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Store Shootout Kills One

Posted on August 30, 2022 by sdbowling

A fight over an election broke out in George Spencer’s store at Oakdale. When the smoke cleared, one was dead, one wounded, and many lives changed forever.

And then they worked it all out. Continue reading →

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America’s Deadliest Single-Vehicle Crash

Posted on July 26, 2022 by sdbowling

It remains the deadliest single-vehicle accident in American history.

A look at the sad story of Hexie Maxie and the tragedy that forever changed his life. Continue reading →

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