Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2, 1886, 3 miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
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Title
Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2, 1886, 3 miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Description
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. Take specific note in this picture of the young boys and African-Americans in the picture. It was not uncommon to see a boy the age of 12 at a coal mining operation in the late 19th Century. African-Americans migrated or were moved to Iowa for coal mining jobs, and is a big reason for the African-American presence in Iowa today.
Creator
Mahaska County Historical Society
Source
Historical Archives
Publisher
Mahaska County Historical Society
Date
2008-07-24
Contributor
E.A.M. McFadden and Mrs. Harry Stephen
Rights
www.nelsonpioneer.org
Format
still image/jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,114