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Along with Consol's office, the building also contained several businesses and has even housed Van Lear's city hall. After the building was abandoned, Citizens National Bank eventually purchased it and in 1984 it was given to the Van Lear Historical Society. The historical society then established the Coal Miners' Museum.
The Van Lear mines are referred to by country music singer Loretta Lynn in her songs "Coal Miner's Daughter" and in the title song of her Van Lear Rose album, by Tyler Childers in the song "Coal" from his "Bottles and Bibles" album, and by Dwight Yoakam in "Miner's Prayer" from his Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. album.
Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum: Melcher-Dallas: Marion: Central: Mining: Reconstructed coal mine and mining exhibits [57] Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum: Tama: Tama: East: Native American: Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation: Sioux City: Woodbury: West: Aviation & Transportation: website: Midwest Old Threshers ...
It was announced Oct. 2 along with six other projects, all in southeast Iowa, where most of the mining in the state occurred. Coal mining in Iowa declined in the 1920s and most mines closed in the ...
Iowa State Preserves tend to be small parcels of land with some historic or environmental significance. The arrangement is alphabetic. This is based on information found at a website maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Aldrich Coal Mine Museum; B. ... Coal Miners' Museum (Van Lear) D. David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum; H. Harrison County History of Coal Museum; K. Kentucky Coal ...
Greenfield is supposed to host Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa this July as a Day 3 meetup town. Red Oak, which also experienced tornado damage on Tuesday, is the Day 1 ...
The Mine No. 5 Store (Now known as Webb's Store) is a historic department store located in Van Lear, Kentucky, United States. [1] The two-story, wood-frame building was constructed in 1918 by Consolidated Coal Company. [2] On January 26, 1989, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]