Fraterville, Tennessee

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History

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Leach Cemetery which serves as the final resting place of 89 miners killed in the Fraterville Mine disaster.

Fraterville, which has a history of coal mining, is known for the Fraterville Mine Disaster that occurred there in 1902.

The name of the community, which is derived from the Latin word frater, means "village of brothers."[1]

References

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  1. Coal Creek: War and Disasters, Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc., accessed September 15, 2008

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