Muchakinock, formerly known as Coal Valley, was a town created solely for the purpose of coal mining. H.W. McNeil (a.k.a. Big Mac) and his younger brother W.A. McNeil (Little Mac) were responsible for the founding of the town. At one point,…
Two story depot with people and signal on pole. Engine on tracks. "From Ronald D. Sims, 2717 Cornell St., Des Moines, Iowa 50313 Collection "--Photograph verso.
This is a photograph of the Muchakinock Coal Mine in 1896. Muchakinock was located a few miles south of Oskaloosa, located in Mahaska County, Iowa. Today, like many other communities in Mahaska County, there is nothing left in the once thriving…
Members of the 1960 Mu Sigma group. First row: Prof. G Brandon (Sponsor), Prof. D. Brandon, Lois Laymiller, Dr. Griffith (Sponsor). Second row: Marlin Wollums, Nelda Hull, Linda Macy, and Harold Miller.
