Franklin in Crawford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Buffalo Cupola & Forge Blower

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 15, 2014

1. Buffalo Cupola & Forge Blower Marker

Inscription. Moved to present location
September 12, 2012

Designed for applications that require blasts of air for long distances. Used in coal mining industry to force fresh air into the shafts.

Erected 2012 by Miners Hall Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1935.

Location. 37° 31.246′ N, 94° 42.375′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Kansas, in Crawford County. It is on 7th Street west of Broadway (Business U.S. 69), on the left when traveling west. Marker is at the Miners Hall Museum at the Franklin Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin KS 66735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Company Store (here, next to this marker); Outhouse (here, next to this marker); Original Coal Camp Outhouse (here, next to this marker); Coal Mine Hoist (here, next to this marker); J & W Mine #17 (Jackson & Walker) (a few steps from this marker); Dragline Bucket (a few steps from this marker); Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Union Hall Centennial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Also see . . . Miners Hall Museum, Franklin KS. (Submitted on March 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Buffalo Cupola & Forge Blower and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 15, 2014

2. Buffalo Cupola & Forge Blower and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 888 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.