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From Hwy 49,West .2 mile on Main St. to Church St; North on Church St. 2 blocks. Fremont Mine Disaster Memorial,
a single monument just inside the main entrance along the south fence line marks the mass grave of 10 of the 11 victims of the disaster of Nov. 30, 1907. Thirteen miners were lowered to the 1,000 ft. level into a raging fire. It had ignited with the mine empty and smoke had been drawn into the adjoining Grover Mine. Two of the miners climbed out, escaping. One of the victims was buried at Diamond Springs.
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