Mining
Michigan’s Forgotten Coal Mining Past
Michigan’s Forgotten Coal Mining Past
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“Industrial Revolution”
When you say coal mines, no one, including me, ever thinks of Michigan. Maybe we should, since Michigan had a half-century of active coal mining and around 100 coal mines.
Visit two of Michigan’s former coal mines, and learn why they closed, and why the rest of the coal mining industry won’t…
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I grew up in Bay City and there were coal mines all over the county with tunnels or fingers, that would run out under the Saginaw Bay. I even remember a spoil pile out near Unionville in the thumb. Another item that was mined heavily was salt. The old pictural maps of Bay City show numerous salt mines all along the Saginaw River.
That trail is so shiny… 😂