Castle Gate Mine Disaster/Cemetery

The cemetery at Castle Gate is the only remnant of this once bustling mining town. Its many headstones tell much of the town's history. Graves from many of those killed in the 1924 mine explosion can be found, as well as evidence of the infamous “flu epidemic of 1918,” which struck Castle Gate in 1919.

News of the disaster swept fast across the nation and even made national headlines in The New York Times on March 9, 1924; the headline reads: “Explosion Entombs 173 Miners in Utah; Gas Blocks Rescue. The following day the paper told the sad outcome,“30 Bodies found in Utah Coal Mine; No Hope For 145”. The Castle Gate Mine Disaster, at the time, was the third worst mining disaster in United States history and in Utah history, second only to the disaster at Winter Quarters Mine, that took the lives of 200 miners.

Nearly one year later a thousand people showed up for memorial that was held for those who lost their lives in the disaster. The Castle Gate Cemetery now stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives and ended the history of the small mining town. The cemetery is also the final home to other residents of the community but stands as a memorial for those who dedicate their lives to coal mining. The cemetery is located just off of highway 191 and is separated from the mine disaster memorial by only a few miles. Today, the cemetery is overgrown with weeds, and dotted with tin markers, but the beautiful memorial remains and contains the names of those who perished in the mine

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