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By William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2010
SE Kansas Coal Mining Marker and Coal Car
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On West 2nd Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. |
| | Phase One: Pioneer Mining
The coal fields of Cherokee and Crawford Counties covered over 300 square miles of land, making it a prime area for coal mining. When early settlers first moved into the area in the 1800's, they were amazed to see . . . — — Map (db m35571) HM |
| On 2nd Street near Pine Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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• William Wilkinson was born in Pelton Fell, England in 1862. He worked in the mines from the age of 10 and came to Weir City, Kansas, in 1883 at the age of 20 to continue mining.
• In 1917, he started his own deep mine a mile south of . . . — — Map (db m35606) HM |
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