Frontier Mine victims remembered

KEMMERER — A crowd gathered at the Kemmerer Cemetery on Monday, Aug. 14, to remember those who died in the Frontier coal mine explosion 100 years ago. Local veterans performed a gun salute before a prayer was said amongst bowed heads. The names of the 99 miners who died on Aug. 14, 1923, were read, and pieces of evergreen were placed on graves by the United Mine Workers of America.