Photo Gallery

AlbiaMines

Original caption: "PLATE VIII. Map showing mines in northern Monroe county." The city is en:Albia, Iowa. Mines have been tinted red by the uploader. The railroads shown on the map are: CRI&P en:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, CB&Q en:Wabash Railroad, CM&StP en:Chicago and North Western Railway, and en:Iowa Central Railway. Former coal mining camps include Hiteman, Buxton, Bluff Creek, Lockman, Coalfield and Hynes.

Wikimedia Commons (public domain)