Franklin began as a mining community in the early 1900s. It is located just off Highway 69 Bypass which is a major corridor between Kansas City and Pittsburg, KS/Joplin, MO.
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Retired area coal miners install 1,200-pound model of coal shovel at museum
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Three Southeast Kansas men who combined spent more than 100 years working on coal shovels worked Monday to unload and install a replica shovel at the Franklin Miners Hall Museum.1 week ago
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