Marquette, Michigan – November 2, 2016 – Remembering the Barnes-Hecker Tragedy, November 2, 7pm Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring Street, Marquette Presenter: Tom Friggens, author of No Tears in Heaven, and retired director of the Michigan Iron Industry Museum Tom Friggens will recount some of the compelling human stories of November 3, 1926; a day that began as any other day at Barnes-Hecker Mine. . . until the lights went out underground, and a rush of air told the miners something was terribly wrong. Only one man escaped from the torrent of water, mud and debris that flooded through the mine. Fifty-one men were lost and 41 remain entombed at Barnes-Hecker.
This program is offered as a collaboration of the Marquette Regional History Center and the Michigan Iron Industry Museum. A $5 donation is suggested. For more info visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571
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