Coal Miners and Quarry Workers - Wilkeson, WA
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N 47° 06.228 W 122° 02.748
10T E 572402 N 5217140
Monument at Wilkeson, Pierce County, Washington to the local coal miners and workers in the local sandstone quarry.
Waymark Code: WM6XBR
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2009
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To help celebrate the centennial of the town's founding, Paul Keeslar of Yelm, WA was commissioned to sculpt a monument to the men who worked in the local coal mines and the sandstone quarry. The monument shows a miner and a quarryman, and is based on historic photographs. It was carved from a sandstone block at the local quarry, and transported to its present location near the City Hall. It was dedicated on July 18, 2009.
For more information, see A piece of history set in stone
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