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Phyllis Bitner

Phyllis Bitner

Chair of the Miners Hall Museum Foundation in Franklin, Kansas, and volunteer trustee preserving southeast Kansas's immigrant coal-mining heritage.

Aug 27, 2026

9:09
I need to jog the Jefferson Highway Trail quite frankly I mean the route you know I mean I'll get fit by then or you know maybe not, I might be the maker, you know, but having that community park and then isn't the sidewalk, Also something really unique that you
9:28
have.
9:29
And so we don't own the sidewalk.
9:32
The sidewalk is a state-owned property.
9:35
We've been given permission to take care of it and those kind of things.
9:38
It is listed on the State and National Historic Register.
9:42
It is the longest sidewalk connecting two communities.
12:19
So, Can you explain what a drag line is for those who are not familiar with mining history?

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