New London, Texas
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New London, Texas is a small East Texas town best known as the site of the 1937 New London School explosion, one of the deadliest school disasters in U.S. history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New London, Texas canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas explosion
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incorporated community ⓘ industrial disaster ⓘ school disaster ⓘ town ⓘ |
| cause | natural gas explosion ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 18, 1937 ⓘ |
| hasEvent | New London School explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | New London, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchoolDisaster | New London School explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of one of the deadliest school disasters in U.S. history ⓘ |
| knownFor | New London School explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | widespread adoption of odorized natural gas in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rusk County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | New London, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | more than 290 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | hundreds ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Texas
NERFINISHED
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Rusk County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the deadliest school disasters in U.S. history ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
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