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Altus Area Coal Miner's Memorial Altus, AR Arkansas
479-468-4191. Amenities / General Info. Handicap Accessible. Pet-Friendly. Five granite memorials engraved with 500 names of area coal miners on each, with special homage
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Altus Coal Miner’s Memorial – Shootin' The Breeze
2015.7.28 The Coal Miner’s Memorial was unveiled in 1998 to commemorate the laborers who contributed abundantly to growth and welfare of Altus at the end of the
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Coal Miner’s Memorial - South Sebastian County
The Coal Miner’s Memorial honors those who worked in the county’s mines. The site features a statue of former miner and mine owner George “Bud” Lewis with mining equipment. Behind him is a coal cart from a
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Miner Memorial - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Thing Related Entries Altus (Franklin County) Coal Mining Statue of coal miners' memorial in Altus (Franklin County). ...
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Arkansas River Valley - Wikipedia
In the Pre-Colonial era, the River Valley was inhabited by Native American tribes, including Caddo, Cherokee, Choctaw, Osage, Tunica, and Quapaw tribes. Most first encounters describe scattered villages and individual farmsteads in the River Valley, unlike the organized "towns" and groves and orchards encountered in eastern Arkansas. Much of what is known about these early s
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Altus (Franklin County) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
2023.6.16 In 1998, a commemorative bronze statue of a coal miner was unveiled in the Altus city park with the names of miners who worked in area mines listed on
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Timepiece: Rioting and uprisings in Arkansas coal fields
2021.11.17 Memorials to coal miners exist in Greenwood, Paris, Altus, and other area towns. They are testimony to a period of time when extracting coal was a primary industry in the region. Many look back
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"The Altus Area Coal Miners Monument, Dedication"
The Altus Area Coal Miners Monument, Dedication Date Original 1997 May 3 Description Materials within each file in this vertical files collection vary, but may include newspaper
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Franklin County - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
2023.6.21 Altus was the home of Local 2121 of the United Mine Workers (UMW), and a monument to local coal miners is located in that city. Six coal mines operating in
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Altus Arkansas
The centerpiece of the square is a beautiful city park containing memorials to coal mining memorials and veterans. In the late 20s and 30s, the coal mines played a very important part in the economy of Altus and a
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