Memorial Update

I want to give you a progress report on what we have accomplished for the coal miners’ memorial. The concrete footing for the memorial base, the blacksmith shop, and the base for the beautiful bronze sculpture have been poured, finished, and paid for.

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A few years ago when my wife and I belonged to a WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY group, I researched and wrote a story on the COAL MINE INDUSTRY OF PARIS, ARKANSAS. I hope you like it.

The year was 1871. Residents of Arkansas had begun to recover from the trauma of the Civil War. Families who had fled to Texas and Missouri to escape the perils of war returned to their homes and farms to resume a normal way of life. Each day, new settlers arrived, mostly from states east of the Mississippi River.

What's New?

Registered Users are now able to see a work in progress...

The Book named - Valuation of Coal Properties - PARIS COAL FIELD, can be viewed in our Library Section.

Due to the extreme size and complexity of this 1930 era publication, it will be constructed online, with new chapters appearing as they are completed. It was written by R. L. Adams, a mining engineer. It has been donated to ArkansasCoal.org by John Dill with the retyped version courtesy of Lawrence Connelley.

Coal Mining in Arkansas

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If you would like a thorough history of Coal Mining in Arkansas, take a look at this PDF-formatted book, courtesy of Google. This is a large file (17.7MB), and you may want to download it, instead of opening online. To view in your PDF Reader, just click... Read PDF Online To Download book, RIGHT CLICK (above link) and select Save As, to copy to your hard drive.
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