The Mine Shaft in My Backyard

by Charles M. Province

In 1891, Arthur Thacher's daughter, Theodora, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1894, when Mr. Thacher organized a new mining company in Flat River, Missouri, he named his company "The Theodora Lead Company," and he began mining on the 184 acres of land that was previously the George Williams Farm. In the late 1940s, I was a child living in Flat River and until my Grandpa Province told me the story, I had no idea that the huge pile of rocks I played...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B089M1J228
• ISBN13: 9798651770557
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"