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historical archaeological in the
2009 Team Archaeology Booklet! |
Archaeological and
Historical Landmarks
Buxton and Historical Archaeology
| Northwest of the 2009 route, on the Monroe-Mahaska county line is the site of Buxton, a coal mining town founded in 1900 and owned by the Consolidation Coal Company. Buxton was notable as a flourishing town with a 55% African-American population, most having moved to Iowa from Virginia.
In 1980-81 archaeologists from Iowa State University, led by Dr. David Gradwohl, excavated the former townsite. |
Buxton excavation, ISU archaeological crew, courtesy David M. Gradwohl. |
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