Buxton Historic Townsite - Wikipedia
WEBThe Buxton Historic Townsite is a historical site located east of Lovilia, Iowa, United States in rural Monroe County. The unincorporated community was founded in 1895, developed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as a coal mining company town to …
Buxton: A Lost Utopia | State Historical Society of Iowa
WEBThe town of Buxton in southeastern Iowa was unique in that a majority of its residents were African American. The Consolidation Coal Company worked for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Having a hard time recruiting white miners, Consolidation Coal sent agents to southern states to hire African-American workers.
Iowa once had a thriving, majority Black town. Here’s how Buxton ...
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Buxton, a former coal mining town, celebrated Emancipation Day with the distinction of being the only majority Black city in Iowa history. Residents of Buxton thrived during the town's short...
The Great Buxton - Iowa PBS
WEBThe Great Buxton. The history of Buxton, Iowa, is unique for its times. Racial integration and harmony existed there at a time when racial tolerance was the exception and not the rule. Buxton Coal Mine No. 18 lasted only 20 years, 1900-1920. But its impact on Iowa and America remains through books, essays and historical accounts. Mr. Buxton ...
Buxton: A coal mining town ahead of its time - Iowa History Journal
WEBBuxton, which was formed in 1900, was better known for its groundbreaking racial harmony in which African-Americans were treated equal to whites and thrived as community leaders. ↓ Home Menu ↓
Buxton, Iowa (1895-1927) - Blackpast
WEBJan 29, 2007 · Beginning in the 1890s Ben Buxton, the President and principal stockholder of the Consolidation Coal Company and North Western Railroad of Chicago, Illinois, sent agents to the southern states to recruit black laborers to work in the coal mines of Iowa following strikes by white miners.
Buxton, Iowa: A Coal Mining Town Built On Inclusion and Equality
WEBAug 25, 2017 · In 1900, Consolidation Coal Company established one of the most unique towns in Iowa: Buxton. Spanning 8,600 acres in Monroe County and 1,600 acres in Mahaska County, along with a population that grew to 5,000, Buxton became the largest unincorporated town in Iowa.
Buxton | Teaching Iowa History
WEBBuxton. The southeast Iowa town of Buxton became a center for coal mining in the early 1900s. It was also an integrated town in a state almost entirely white. Historians Dorothy Schwieder, Joseph Hraba, and Elmer Schwieder argued that it was an “atypical mining community in many respects.”
Buxton: Racial harmony in an Iowa coal mining town
WEBBuxton was a mining town in southern Iowa. It was unusual because 70-90 percent of the residents of the town were African American.
An Unparalleled Story of Prosperity and Harmony in a 1900s ... - Iowa …
WEBAn Unparalleled Story of Prosperity and Harmony in a 1900s Coal Mining Town. The residents of Buxton, IA enjoyed fair wages, good housing, and nice amenities, regardless of the color of their skin. Did the founders of this town have this in mind? Or, was this just a wonderful accident?