Kansas Historical Society

This July 1909 photo shows zinc smelters operating in Pittsburg (Crawford County). Because of the proximity to large coal fields and rich zinc mines, Pittsburg became the zinc smelting center in the region’s mining district. Mining district operations declined after World War II. View this photo at www.kansasmemory.gov/item/208297

You can visit all of our state historic sites this summer as part of the Sunflower Summer program. Find out more about the program at https://sunflowersummer.org/ Learn more about our state historic sites at www.kansashistory.gov/p/visit/19384

Thanks to everyone who came out to our History of the Kitkehaki Band of Pawnee event!

We loved that the talk was so well attended with 57 at the morning talk and 55 in the afternoon. Thank you for all that came out and supported Adrian and the Museum.