I did not have access to the interent until late yesterday, and I was also exhausted from my traveling back home. I came home and fell asleep. Below are the photos and the story from the photo's of the day.
The photos are of tributes to the miners that lived in Kenilworth, Utah.
The mine closed in 1973 and the people of the town were able to buy their house from the company. Kenilworth, Utah was a company town, that was owned by the mine. Below is a picture of what is left of the company store. Seeing this puts a new meaning to the saying "I owe my life to the company store.:
Below is a picture of a monument that honors the coal miners that mined the coal from the mountain. Coal miner is truly becoming a relic of the past. I am almost sure that most of my students in my class don't understand that the men that risk their life in a dangerous coal mine are a valuable part of producing the power that we all consume.
Below is a picture of a model train set that shows what a mining town may of once looked like nestled in the safety of the mountains.
