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Photographs of Cherokee mining camp. Cherokee was laid out in 1870 and was originally named Litchfield. It is located on the Crawford / Cherokee County line, in Crawford County. It is located about seven miles west of US 69 highway. The town continues to exist. Photographs include the Frisco Station, residences, schools, churches, street scenes, mining equipment, and miner's houses.
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
Item Number: 448108
Call Number: Miners Hall 00011
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448108
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Built Environment - Function - Religion - Religious Facility - Church
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Miners Hall Museum
Collections - Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board (KSHRAB) - Kansas Digital Access to Historical Records (KDAHR)
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Christian
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Methodist Episcopal
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Presbyterian
Community Life - Scenes and views - Residential
Date - 1950s
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Cherokee
Places - Counties - Crawford
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs
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