A small crowd gathered on Oct. 3 to rededicate the Coal Miners Remembered memorial at Blakely Recreation Complex.
The memorial features a five-foot statue of a coal miner along with a wall listing more than 600 locals who worked in the mines. It was first dedicated in 2018.
Check out our gallery from the event, featuring images by Sean McKeag, staff photographer.
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Jonathan Mengoni of Peckville and Rick Baublitz of York perform before the Coal Miners Remembered rededication ceremony.
Memorial rededication
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Blakely Borough Councilman Lou Parri looks at the Coal Miners Remembered memorial before the rededication ceremony.
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Silvia Passeri, founder of Coal Miners Remembered, speaks during the rededication ceremony.
Memorial rededication
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People gather before the start of the Coal Miners Remembered rededication ceremony at Blakely Borough Recreation Complex.
Memorial rededication
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Sylvia Passeri, founder of the memorial, hands a check to Blakely Borough Manager Tom Wascura for his help with the memorial, during the rededication ceremony.
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State Rep. Kyle Mullins, D-112, Blakely, sits with his son Conor, 3, after speaking during the rededication ceremony.
Memorial rededication
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The Coal Miners Remembered memorial.
