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Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking Valley
Carrying Coal to Columbus Mining in the Hocking Valley
Author: David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Nyla Vollmer
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 fi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781467135498
ISBN-10: 1467135496
Publication Date: 2/13/2017
Pages: 176
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Publisher: The History Press
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