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Related Historical Markers
By Daniel Barriball, March 25, 2025
Working In A Drift Mine Marker in context
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Indiana, Parke County, Marshall — Working In A Drift Mine —  |
By the dim light of smoky oil lamps, miners labored long hours. They excavated coal, a reliable and inexpensive fuel, under cramped and dangerous working conditions. Although similar to the mine in this photograph, the Lusk . . . — — Map (db m269156) HM | |||
| 2 ► Indiana, Parke County, Marshall, Sugar Creek Township — Life After Mining — |
| Abandoned coal mines can be dangerous for humans, but can provide valuable habitat for wildlife. Unpredictable and sudden ceiling collapses, along with oxygen-deficient air, make abandoned mines dangerous to enter. The previous . . . — — Map (db m269161) HM | |||