This is a picture taken at the Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2 back in 1886. The mine was located three miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the site of a coal mining operation. …
This is what the downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa area looked like in 1925. This photograph was taken of the northwest corner of South Market Street and 1st Avenue West. Note streetcar #102 still in operation at this point, but also note the number of…
