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1. 1845 Diagram of the State of Missouri 1845 Diagram of the State of Missouri 1845 Map of Missouri marked off into blocks of land, each six miles square, known as townships. Symbols indicate whether or not the townships have been subdivided by surveyors. Lead, iron, copper, coal mines...
2. 1851 Diagram of the State of Missouri 1851 Diagram of the State of Missouri 1851 Map of Missouri marked off into blocks of land, each six miles square, known as townships. Symbols indicate whether or not the townships have been subdivided by surveyors. Names of contracted surveyors...
3. A Forgotten Legacy: Hundreds of Foreign Miners Were Ostracized by Their Communities A Forgotten Legacy: Hundreds of Foreign Miners Were Ostracized by Their Communities Winter//1997 Story about the rioting in 1917 at the St. Louis Refining & Smelting Company plant in Flat River, involving violence against foreign mine workers from Eastern Europe by Americans fearing the World War...
4. A History of Kansas City, Missouri: Her Business, Population, Natural Resources, and Inducements to A History of Kansas City, Missouri: Her Business, Population, Natural Resources, and Inducements to Manufactures and Capitalists //1873 Descriptions of locations of natural coal fields surrounding Kansas City and other information about shipments of coal mining.
5. A Map Exhibiting the Locality of the Nebraska Gold Mines and the Routes Thereto A Map Exhibiting the Locality of the Nebraska Gold Mines and the Routes Thereto 1859 Map of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, as well as Nebraska and Kansas Territories, showing railroad routes from Chicago, Saint Louis, and other towns to the Missouri River, past which various roads heading to...
6. About Zinc White About Zinc White November 1899 The article by Dr. J. Robert Moechel discusses the abundant supply of zinc ore near the Kansas City area and the viability of a possible zinc paint industry. The advantages of zinc paint over lead paint...
7. Aldermen Crunch the Numbers on Limestone Mine Aldermen Crunch the Numbers on Limestone Mine April 14, 2010 Sugar Creek Board of Aldermen discussed whether "to approve a mining application by Lafarge Aggregates to excavate limestone beneath a former dairy farm called Cedar Crest." Article discusses the pros...
8. Animas Forks, Colorado: A Colorado Ghost Town Animas Forks, Colorado: A Colorado Ghost Town 2004 History of Animas Forks, Colorado, including a description of its current status.
9. Bernard Corrigan, Jr., Dead Bernard Corrigan, Jr., Dead November/20/1907 Obituary for Bernard Corrigan, Jr. (~1881-1907), the third son of Bernard Corrigan, Sr. (1847-1914), "president of the Kansas City Midland Coal and Mining Company," dying at the age of 26.
10. Biography of August Meyer (1851-1905), Parks and Boulevards Leader Biography of August Meyer (1851-1905), Parks and Boulevards Leader 2003
11. Biography of Kenneth and Helen Spencer (1902-1982), Industrialist and Benefactor Biography of Kenneth and Helen Spencer (1902-1982), Industrialist and Benefactor 2008
12. Cedar Springs Cedar Springs April/15/1927 History of the mining town of Cedar Springs at the present 43rd and Indiana Streets, starting in the 1880s where, according to founder George Neumer, the "people of Kansas City. ..are living on the edge...
13. Childhood Nostalgia Spurs Mine Research Childhood Nostalgia Spurs Mine Research January/23/1999 Article about coal mining near Brush Creek.
14. Coal Department: Need of Adjustment Coal Department: Need of Adjustment June 16, 1921 "Harry N. Taylor of the Central Coal & Coke Co., Kansas City, Urges Labor to Return to Normal." Story about the cost of living for coal workers basis of demands of higher pay.
15. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri November, 1932 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in the state of Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and their mines and several photos of mining plants and machines.
16. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri December, 1932 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in the state of Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and their mines and several photos of mining plants and machines.
17. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri January, 1933 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and photos of their mining plants and machines, including underground scenes.
18. Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City June 16, 1921 Nine paragraphs under the Kansas City heading about various coal business dealings, including the Kansas City Co-operative Association, Mayer Coal Company, Star Coal Company, and others.
19. Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City June 30, 1921 Weekly report on coal production with mention of coal prices "for city use next year. ..$4.27[.5] a ton."
20. Colton's New Sectional Map of the State of Missouri Colton's New Sectional Map of the State of Missouri 1860; 1872 Continuation of title: Compiled from the United States Surveys and Other Authentic Sources Exhibiting the Sections, Fractional Sections, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rail Roads & other...