thumb|right|Aerial view of Boswell and vicinity, Sept. 12, 1967. frame|right|Merchants Coal Company powerhouse at Boswell (1992 photo) There have been two noteworthy disasters at the Boswell mines. A methane gas explosion killed five miners in 1909 and another explosion in 1915 killed 22 miners.Brown, Scott C. Historic American Engineering Record. Town of Boswell. Boswell, Somerset County, Pa. HAER PA, 56-BOSW-3. Library of Congress. 1992. p. 4. Note that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection gives the dates as Jan. 25, 1909, 5 miners killed, and August 31, 1915, with 19 miners killed.
thumb|right|aerial view of boswell and vicinity sept 12 1967 frame|right|merchants coal company powerhouse at boswell (1992 photo) there have been two noteworthy disasters at the boswell mines a methane gas explosion killed five miners in 1909 and another explosion in 1915 killed 22 minersbrown scott c historic american engineering record town of boswell boswell somerset county pa haer pa 56-bosw-3 library of congress 1992 p 4 note that the pennsylvania department of environmental protection gives the dates as jan 25 1909 5 miners killed and august 31 1915 with 19 miners killed