About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: People from Rusk County, Texas, Henderson, Texas, Easton, Texas, New London, Texas, Reklaw, Texas, Mount Enterprise, Texas, Kilgore, Texas, Overton, Texas, Tatum, Texas, New London School explosion, A. T. Powers, East Texas Oil Field, Drew Coleman, Kilgore College, Driller Park, Mark Moseley, Overton Independent School District, Longview-Marshall combined statistical area, Longview, Texas metropolitan area, Selman City, Texas, Joinerville, Texas, Robert A. Crowder, Leverett's Chapel, Texas, Minden, Texas, Laird Hill, Texas, Laneville, Texas, Price, Texas, Rusk County Airport, Eddie Jones, Stepfret Williams, Henderson Daily News, Rickey Dudley, Big Springs, Texas, Kilgore Independent School District, Leverett's Chapel Independent School District, West Rusk Independent School District, Tatum Independent School District, Henderson Commercial Historic District, Henderson Independent School District, Mount Enterprise Independent School District, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Garrison Independent School District, Carlisle Independent School District, Cushing Independent School District, Cherokee County Electric Cooperative, Laneville Independent School District. Excerpt: The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the London School of New London, Texas, a community in Rusk County previously known as "London." The disaster killed more than 295 students and teachers, making it the worst catastrophe to take place in a U.S. school building. In the mid-1930s, the Great Depression was in full swing, but the London school district was one of the richest in America. A 1930 oil find in Rusk County had boosted the local economy, and educational spending grew with it. The London School, a large structure of steel and concrete, was constructed in 1932 at ...
