In 1903, a start was made on the Wilhelmina state mine, and four years later the first coal from this mine came onto the market.

The coal will come from southern Illinois, by barge or rail.

And coal comes from the remains of dead plants, primarily carbon with other stuff.

To the west you could see a sprinkling of town lights and, further west, the hills where the coal came from.

The coal that Dartmouth used to heat its buildings came through this station.

The coal comes from five mines in the local area, delivered by conveyor, rail and private road.

If the coals come together, there will be a wedding.

Thus coal will come into its own.

With the development of the steam engine in 1769, coal came into more common use as a power source.

The coal must come out of the ground and be shipped.