A memorial to the several dozen people who died at the famed Sunshine Mine in northern Idaho during one of America’s deadliest accidents is being restored.
The Sunshine Miners Memorial Statue has a new rust-free exterior and a fresh coat of paint as part of an ongoing restoration project and the first phase was completed this fall.
Ninety-one miners died at the mine in a May 1972 fire about 3,700 feet underground.
A second phase of restoration at the memorial site will begin next spring, and new headstones will placed there to represent each of the 91 miners.
A rest area is also planned for the memorial site. (AP)
