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Harry David Skidmore

Birth	:	1905
Death	:	1945 Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Garrett County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4799995, -79.0699997
Description	:	Miner Recollections: Harry Skidmore by Bucky Schriver Harry David Skidmore was born on February 3, 1905 in Moscow Mills, Maryland. Harry was the fourth child born to John and Margaret "Maggie" Skidmore. Harry's older siblings were Mary (age 9), John (age 8), and Albert (age 4). Following in his father's footsteps, Harry Skidmore made underground coal mining his chosen profession. On September 12, 1932, Harry married Elk Garden, West Virginia native Pauline Bernice Bosley. After 11 years of marriage, the Skidmore family included four sons and three daughters. In 1945, Harry Skidmore was employed at the Hampshire Big Vein Mine,... Read More	Miner Recollections: Harry Skidmore by Bucky Schriver Harry David Skidmore was born on February 3, 1905 in Moscow Mills, Maryland. Harry was the fourth child born to John and Margaret "Maggie" Skidmore. Harry's older siblings were Mary (age 9), John (age 8), and Albert (age 4). Following in his father's footsteps, Harry Skidmore made underground coal mining his chosen profession. On September 12, 1932, Harry married Elk Garden, West Virginia native Pauline Bernice Bosley. After 11 years of marriage, the Skidmore family included four sons and three daughters. In 1945, Harry Skidmore was employed at the Hampshire Big Vein Mine, operated by William Brashear. The Hampshire Mine was located on Hampshire Hill, on the east side of the Georges Creek Valley at Reynolds, just south of the town of Barton. The documented history of the Hampshire Mine reveals a long and difficult project that was abandoned and restarted several times before underground mining ceased at the site in 1949. The Hampshire Mine was one of the oldest operations in the history of underground coal mining in Western Maryland. The mine dates back to 1853, when the Maryland General Assembly granted permission for the Hampshire Coal & Iron Company of Virginia to operate in Maryland. The Hampshire Mine shipped it's coal by means of a 1200 foot inclined plane that carried the mine cars to the tipple on the C&P Railroad. The Hampshire Mine dropped from the records of the Annual Report of the Mine Inspector in 1883, but the operation was revived by the Piedmont & Cumberland Coal Company in 1902. The Piedmont & Georges Creek Coal Company purchased the mine in 1906, and operated it until 1913, when the stumps were removed and the buildings and tipple were dismantled. The newly formed Hampshire Big Vein Coal Company purchased the site in 1916, and mined coal from as many as nine different openings, until operations ceased again in 1923. Thomas D. Campbell formed the Campbell Coal Company to purchase the property, but abandoned the site in 1927 without ever resuming coal extraction, possibly due to an underground fire that proved difficult to extinguish. In the 1940s, several small scavenging operations mined the site, including the Miller Coal Company in 1943; William Brashear in 1944-45; and the Campbell Coal Company in 1948-49. At 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1945, Harry Skidmore was working at the Hampshire Big Vein Mine with his brother-in-law, 27 year-old Barton resident, Brooks Bosley. The two miners were nearly finished for the day, and were preparing to set a mine prop under some roof rock. As Harry Skidmore was preparing a spot on the floor of the mine to accommodate the prop, the roof rock suddenly fell. Harry Skidmore suffered a crushed right chest and abdominal injuries, and Brooks Bosley suffered injuries to his left hand and left foot. Harry Skidmore died shortly after admittance to Memorial Hospital. Bosley was more fortunate, and returned home after being treated at the Reeves Clinic in Westernport. Harry Skidmore's body was taken to the home of his mother-in-law Viola Bosley on Kolbert's Hill in Westernport. Services were held there on Saturday, April 21st, with Reverend Raymond L. Moore of the Trinity Church of Piedmont officiating. Burial was in the Bloomington Cemetery. Besides his wife Pauline, Harry left behind seven children, ranging in age from 2 to 12 years. Pauline Skidmore's name was added to the list of at least 650 Allegany County coal miner widows. The list of fatherless children left by these accidents numbers in the thousands. Remnants of the old Hampshire Mine still exist today. The concrete highway bridge that carried old Route 36 over the Hampshire Mine incline plane, can be clearly seen during the colder months when there are no leaves on the trees. The railroad switch and the rail siding that accommodate the Hampshire Mine tipple, are also still there. The stretch of Rt. 36 below Barton, named for the last company to perform underground coal mining at the site, has long been known as "Campbell Straight." He was killed by a fall of roof rock in the Hampshire Big Vein Coal Company mine. Contributor: Shawn McGreevy (47382209)

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Harry David Skidmore's memorial is located at: Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Garrett County, USA.
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Harry David Skidmore death on 1945 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.4799995
Longitude: -79.0699997

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