Hanna Basin Museum
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      • Arthurs, Peter Killed in Action World War I
      • Love, Michael V. Killed In The Line Of Duty
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      • Lucas, Bernard R. Killed In Action World War II
      • Lucas, William C. Died of Wounds Recieved In Action World War II
      • Luoma, Arvo A. Killed in Action World War II
      • McAtee, William J. Killed in Action Vietnam
      • Saari, John Killed in Action World War II
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    • A History of the Hanna Coal Miner from 1868 to 2017: Bob Leathers' Notebook
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    • 1903 June 30: Explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna >
      • Hanna 1903 Explosion Explained
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      • List of Miners Killed in the March 28, 1908 Explosions
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      • 1908 State Coal Mine Inspectors Report - 1908 Hanna Mine Number 1 Explosion
      • David M. Elias - State Mine Inspector Killed in 1908 Explosion
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      • April 3, 1908 Chums From Boyhood Died Side By Side
      • April 16, 1908 U.P. May Not Be Liable
      • 1908: Newspaper Articles from The Wigan Observer in England About the March 28, 1908 Explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna
      • Death of Noah Young - State Mine Inspector for the 1908 Explosion of Mine No. 1
    • 1916 Labor Agreement Between the United Mine Workers of America and the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators
    • 1917 Labor Agreement Between the United Mine Workers of America and the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators
    • 1970 - 1980: Bill Becker's Hanna Strip Mine Blasting Videos
  • Gallery
    • Images from Early Hanna Basin and Wyoming
    • Early History of the Union Pacific Railroad
    • 1910-1920: McNulty Family Photo Collection ​Albert Film - Hanna Basin Adventurer
    • 1920 -1930: Gert Milliken's Photo Collection of Unknown Children, Women, Men, and Families in Hanna
    • 1963 October 2: A Large Cattle Drive from Palm Livestock Company at Elk Mountain ​ to Hanna's Union Pacific Railroad Stockyard
    • 2017 April 18: Un​ion Pacific Steam Engine 844 Stopped at Hanna, Wyoming
    • 2019 May 17 and May 4: Big Boy​ 4014 and Engine 844 Were Running the Rails Again
    • Images of Old Carbon Today
  • Notebook

Mike Mamounakis: Killed in the No. 4 Mine

Images and notes from Rae G. Goodrich and Becky Newman

Pictures and information from Rae Goodrich: ​"One picture is my Aunt Theano with her God parents, the other one is my Papou’s funeral. He was killed in 1921.  He’s buried in Hanna. He had seven children not six, he was killed when my mother was six months old." (Rae G. Goodrich)
Theano was the oldest child, she was born in 1913 in Hanna. Between 1913 and 1920 my Yiayia had seven children, my mother was born in 1920 and was six months old when Papou died in April of 1921. She moved to Helper, Utah another coal mining area I think to be near other Greeks from Crete. Theano stayed in Hanna with some Greek people until she was sixteen years old then a marriage was arranged for her. The tall guy at Papou’s funeral behind the casket was Harry Galanis who she married. She was only 4ft-9in tall and he was about 6ft 3in.  They moved to Rock Srings and they had one daughter called Gracie and then in 1935 she died during childbirth. (Rae G. Goodrich)
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Hanna Cemetery Record

Mamounakis, Mike (Monument); Aka: Mamanakis, Mike (MIR); Mamanakis, M. (MM); Mike Mamanakis; Mike Momanakis; M. Mamounakis
Link: Headstone: "May, 12, 1883 - Apr. 15, 1921
Plot: 137
Born: 1886
Died: 1921
Age: 35
Note 1: Mike Mamanakis, Greek, age 35, married with six children, killed in No. 4 on April 15, 1921.  A Loader employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company.  Deceased along with his two partners was working in No. 7 shovel room, shoveling the slope loading coal.  During the day or previous to the accident they were aware a slab of coal on the low rib of the room was loose, because they made an attempt to take it down and were only successful in removing a portion of the loose side, still leaving a quantity hanging which according to their statement they were unable to bring down.  They continued to work loading coal until about 3:15 P.M. when said loose coal gave way and struck Mike who was loading a pit car at the time causing injuries from which he died 4 hours later. (MIR)
Note 2: Mike Mamounakis was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in Plot 137. His name was spelled Mamounakis on his headstone. (BL)
Note 3: Mike Mamounakis, a young Greek, was fatally injured in the mine last Friday afternoon and died a few hours later at the Hospital, both legs and one arm were broken and the skull fractured. The funeral was held Sunday. Mr. Mamounakis is survived by his wife and seven children, the oldest of whom is not yet nine years of age. (Rawlins Republican, April 21, 1921)

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