The Kistler Coal Camp started out September 9,1913 when W.E.Deegans and his company opened up a coal mine in the area. It was a crude beginning with shacks and outhouse for the coal miners. The Kistler Post Office opened up in 1914. It is thought that the town was named for John Francis Kistler 1870 to 1952. He was a farmer and coal miner. John Kistler and Jacob Shular opened up a coal mine in 1920 near Buffalo Creek but went Bankrupt in 1925 due to depressed prices.
Marksie told me his father Ben started working in the portal.Marksie was the person who found my Great Grandmother Rebeka’s grave. My family members were last there in 1952.
The two coal mine photos were taken by me in October 2014. I was riding in a truck driven by Marksie Dunn. Who was a retired coal miner. Lots of beautiful fall colors in the area.
The Kistler Coal Camp started out September 9,1913 when W.E.Deegans and his company opened up a coal mine in the area. It was a crude beginning with shacks and outhouse for the coal miners. The Kistler Post Office opened up in 1914. It is thought that the town was named for John Francis Kistler 1870 to 1952. He was a farmer and coal miner. John Kistler and Jacob Shular opened up a coal mine in 1920 near Buffalo Creek but went Bankrupt in 1925 due to depressed prices.
My G.Grandmother Rebeka opened a boarding house in Kistler in 1916. She died in 1919 during the Flu era when thousands of people died.
Marksie told me his father Ben started working in the portal.Marksie was the person who found my Great Grandmother Rebeka’s grave. My family members were last there in 1952.
The two coal mine photos were taken by me in October 2014. I was riding in a truck driven by Marksie Dunn. Who was a retired coal miner. Lots of beautiful fall colors in the area.
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