Hello All:The Quecreek mine rescue was a miracle. Once you hear the tragedy turn to rejoicing, you will see God's hand in the saving of these men. Any person who believes in Our Lord and his ability to love us, will be moved by anytime spent at this site.
If you are ever in the area, check out this museum located on the site of the mine rescue. The museum has many items from the rescue along with details of the event. It brought back many memories of watching the rescue live on television.
After reading reviews on tripadvisor, I was excited to visit the Quecreek Memorial. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. There was not much to see, and definitely not enough material/signage to explain the events. We were there on a Sunday afternoon, and I wasn't sure if the building nearby housed exhibits or was not connected to the memorial. If it does and was simply not open, we missed an important part of the site. But if what we saw is the extent of the memorial, I would not recommend going out of the way to visit.
This site is small, but interesting. We remembered when this happened, yet we learned alot at this site. The rescue knowledge gained from this incident helped rescue those miners in Chile years later.
Highly recommend taking the family to learn what happened in this area. The entire mountain area has alot to offer for sure.
You can see everything in 5 minutes or less. It's right on a family farm and we weren't sure about parking (no lot, just a gravel road so we pulled off to the side). Would have been nice to have someone there to explain everything to us.
This is a simple memorial to the miners who were rescued. It was worth seeing. We stopped there before we went to see the memorial for Flight 93.
The Quecreek Mine Rescue Site is extremely interesting and commemorates the coal miners that were rescued from the mine through the drilling of a shaft on the Arnold farm outside of Somerset, Pennsylvania. This site is historical, and commemorates the miners from the Quecreek accident, but also is a tribute to all coal miners, past, present, and future. This is a must see.
A very humbling and educational place to visit.You can almost FEEL the magic and love that took place here.Please keep in mind that these folks are building and maintaining this Memorial site ALL on their own, with NO government assistance.This is a GREAT place to visit in combination with the Flight 93 Memorial, just a short driving distance away.
There is nothing to dislike about this visit. We have been there several times and it is still amazing to see what happened there. To be able to see the distance between mine opening and where the shaft was dug is incredible. My hat goes off to the rescuers.