New London school explosion showed the strength of a region
NEW LONDON, Texas - It was just after 3 p.m. on March 18, 1937, when a massive natural gas explosion tore through the New London School in East Texas. The force of the blast echoed for miles and shook families across the region. “Sometimes a tragedy reveals a whole lot about a community, and this one certainly did,” said Martin Sosebee, Ph.D., of Stephen F. Austin State...