The addition of the manmade odor allows for people to quickly detect gas leaks to prevent accidental explosions similar to New London’s school. However, some of the local residents and survivors of ...

New London, Texas (United Press) --A military board of inquiry was established today to determine the cause of an explosion that "wrecked the world's largest rural school and killed approximately ...

Such is the mission of the West Rusk Alumni Association, along with dozens of others, as they gathered Tuesday at the cenotaph outside West Rusk High School at the remembrance ceremony for the ...

In the heart of New London, the London Museum & Café stands ... and teachers who lost their lives in the devastating school explosion on March 18, 1937. A recent donation allowed for preservation ...

March 18, 1937, marks 88 years since the devastating New London School Explosion caused by a natural gas leak. KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories, weather ...

The London School explosion memorial site in New London, Texas, stands in front of the London School, now West Rusk High School. The cenotaph depicts students and teachers moving classes.

Stanley Fletcher will discuss “The New London School Explosion” when he speaks to the Angelina County Genealogical Society at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Fellowship Hall of Keltys United ...

“Some people moved away,” explains Jean Davidson, a longtime volunteer and former coordinator of the New London Texas School ...

NEW LONDON — “To remember those that were ... a remembrance ceremony for the 88th anniversary of the London School explosion. Many attendees were descendants of those who survived the tragedy ...