Primary Name: Overland, Thore

Filed as: Overland, Thore

Also known as: Thore Overland

Occupation / Association: Miner, Treadwell Mine

Associated places: Sweden; Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell Mine, Douglas Island

Keywords: Thore Overland, Overland Thore, Treadwell Mine miners, Douglas Alaska mining accidents, Douglas City Cemetery burials, Alaska gold mining history

Biography

Thore Overland was born in Sweden in 1860.

He died on August 16, 1903 along with A. P. Anderson at the 440 Level of the Treadwell Mine when a slab of rock fell, killing both men instantly.

His funeral was held at the Douglas Congregational Church with Reverend Thomas Coyle presiding. Overland was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.

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