St.Lawrence Miner's Museum

The realities of a Miners' life are evident in the surroundings of the St. Lawrence Miners Museum. The various tools used by the workers of the St. Lawrence Fluorspar mine give a regal appreciation and a striking image of the mining industry. A Memorial Room Wall has been erected at our local Museum to acknowledge, show respect and offer tribute to the Men of St. Lawrence and surrounding areas. Those miners who worked in the local mines gained Provincial Significance under the Provincial Historic Commemorations Program for their plight in changing the working conditions. 

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​More than two hundred sailors died on February 18th, 1942, when two ships of the U.S. Navy were wrecked near St. Lawrence. The USS Truxtun ran ashore at Chamber Cove and the USS Pollux ran aground at Lawn Point. The USS Wilkes was also a part of the Convoy but she was able to free herself. The story of African-American U.S. Navy Seaman, Lanier Phillips and how his life was changed forever after he landed on the shores of our coast. Due to the heroic efforts of the local people and their willingness to give, 186 men were saved. The Iron Springs Mine played a significant role in the rescue and recovery of many of the American sailors that night as it's dry-house was used as a first-aid station. In gratitude for the heroic efforts of the local townspeople the United States Government donated the U.S. Memorial Hospital to the people of St. Lawrence. Ironically this hospital became the last lifeline for those same miners who later died of silicosis from working in the mines. To learn more about the detrimental role of the mine, the men and the women of St. Lawrence and Lawn played that night, visit the St. Lawrence Miners' Memorial Museum.