Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking Valley - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Nyla VollmerPublish date:2017-02-13Pages:178
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540214621ISBN-10:1540214621UPC:9781540214621Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:Mining, United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4MASFDPK
Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking Valley
As early as 1755, explorers found coal deposits in Ohio s Hocking Valley. The industry that followed created towns and canals and established a new way of life. The first shipment of coal rolled into Columbus in 1830 and has continued ever since. In 1890, the United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus. Lorenzo D. Poston became the first of the Hocking Valley coal barons, and by the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540214621ISBN-10:1540214621UPC:9781540214621Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:Mining, United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC4MASFDPK
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