2018年6月30日 · The evening of July 2, 1918 was one Central New York's darkest days. The explosion at Split Rock killed 50 people and injured dozens more.

July 2, 1918, an explosion at the Split Rock munitions plant not only shook the City of Syracuse, but also sent shock waves as far away as the Village of Skaneateles. Of the...

On the night of July 2nd, 1918, it is believed that an overheated gear in a grinding machine started a fire in the No. 1 TNT building. Workers fought the blaze until the hoses lost water pressure. The resulting explosion rocked the landscape, killing …

This quarry was abandoned about 1912. [2] [3] In 1915, during World War I, Split Rock became the site of a munitions factory operated by the Semet-Solvay Company. The plant employed about 2500 people when it exploded on July 2, 1918, killing at least 50. The explosion allegedly occurred after a mixing motor in the main TNT building overheated ...

2020年1月17日 · But on the night of July 2, 1918, a fire broke out and quickly got out of hand. Wind whipped the small blaze into a bonfire. When firehoses began failing, the plastic melted, and the men began to...

2018年7月16日 · Split Rock Quarry Explosion: After arriving in Central New York for a 4th of July visit, I learned that 2018 had been declared the "Year of the Rock." Skip to content Toggle navigation Home

2018年2月19日 · In 1918, a whole different kind of threat ended up leading to one of the single deadliest tragedies in Central New York history– the explosion at the Split Rock Quarry. With World War I...

The Disaster at Split Rock Quarry, a short documentary about a 1918 rock quarry explosion that killed over 50 men in the Syracuse area. Created by Athena Andoniades, Matt...

2017年7月13日 · The Semet-Solvay Company manufactured explosives during World War I, for which work they purchased an abandoned quarry called Split Rock in the western hills of Syracuse, where they began producing TNT on site in 1915. On July 2nd, 1918 a mixing motor in the main TNT building overheated and ignited nearly three tons of explosives.

2023年2月9日 · A blast at a Williamson County-owned quarry escalated beyond a routine explosion Wednesday, alarming many people countywide after an apparent "catastrophic failure," according to officials.