It was a coal mining town from 1910 until 19 September 1921 when an underground explosion killed 75 miners (all the miners in the town).
ɪt wʌzɐ kˈoʊl mˈaɪnɪŋ tˈaʊn fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn wɛn ɐn ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd ɛksplˈoʊʒən kˈɪld sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv mˈaɪnɚz ˈɔːl ðə mˈaɪnɚz ɪnðə tˈaʊn.