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Draft:Lost Creek, Iowa

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Lost Creek was a mining town in Iowa near Eddyville in Mahaska County. It had 500 residents and a post office. An explosion killed miners in the area.

Muchakinock Creek

It was one of the deadliest coal mine disasters ever.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Lost Creek Fuel Company Shaft, 1896; Lost Creek, Iowa; Mahaska County · Iowa Heritage Digital Collections". www.iowaheritage.org.