Saginaw Valley Coal
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N 43° 18.423 W 084° 08.571
16T E 731724 N 4798877
Located in the city park on the west side of North Saginaw Street (M-52), off of Parkway Drive. Plenty of parking at the park.
Waymark Code: WM11Z6
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2006
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Coal was first mined in Michigan in the 1830s in Jackson County, and that area led in production through the 1880s. In the next decade dozens of mines were opened in Bay, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties, producing thousands of tons of coal annually. The hamlet of St. Charles, in the center of this new coal field, expanded rapidly, "touched by the magic hand of good luck." More than one thousand people were here by 1900, and the state coal mine inspector maintained his office here for years. After World War I a series of labor strikes and diminishing returns from the mines led to a decline in the state's coal production. Swan Creek mine, the last producing coal mine in Michigan, closed in 1952
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #362
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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