Today’s podcast goes into the history of Dawson, New Mexico, and the explosions that took the lives of many miners since the mines opened in 1901.  The explosion of Stag Canyon #2 in 1913 remains one of the largest loss of life during a mining operation in America’s history.

As usual, you can download the podcast at this link, find us on iTunes, or listen to it in the embedded player below.

Sources for the podcast are as follows:

• Wikipedia.org: Dawson, New Mexico
• LegendsOfAmerica.com, The Ghosts of Dawson
• Albuquerque Journal: Dawson Disaster – 100 Years Later
• GenDisasters.com: Dawson, NM Mine Explosion, February 1923
• National Fire Protection Association: Mine Fires and Explosions