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Miner Recollections Tag: Zihlman

Foremen Hott & Armstrong: Danger on the incline plane

July 30, 2019

James Andrew Hott was born in 1872, the son of David Hott and Mary Louise (Miller) Hott. With limited job opportunities in the Georges Creek Valley, he became a coal miner like his father. Andrew’s life was cut short on April 17, 1915 at the age of 33, while employed as the night foreman at

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Horse Soldier John Morgan

March 14, 2019Army, Big Savage Mountain, Big Savage Refractories' Hard Clay Mine, Frostburg, Morgan, Veteran, Zihlman

John Morgan was born in Frostburg, Maryland on June 27, 1897, the son of David A. Morgan and Mary E. (Foutz) Morgan. Mary, in the 1910 census report, was listed as a 38 year-old widow caring for three of her four children. John, age 13, was working in the grocery business to help provide for

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Pietro and Pietro Bommicino’s Green Hills

February 3, 2019Bommicino, Italy, Jennings Run, Morantown, St. Michael's Cemetery, Union Mine No. 1

Pietro Bommicino was born March 21, 1895, in the small town of Zumpano, Italy. Zumpano is nestled in the verdant mountains of Cosenza Province, on the instep of the boot of Italy, and is surrounded by lush vineyards. Pietro was the first child born of Pasquale Bommicino and his wife, Theresa Imbrogno Bommicino. No one

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