Published by admin on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 12:13pm
Today we look a bit west to the City of Coal. It was a planned community, with the only criteria for its location was that it was near the coal mines. Like Braidwood, it sprang up almost over night.
It was truly like a newborn child, with all the hopes and dreams of its future. But there were also the perils that all children face, especially in the 19th century.
The location of the town was picked for its proximity to the coal mine that was sunk there. They didn't have to move anybody out of the way, because, like Braidwood, no one was living there at the time.