Beacon

History

Coal miners in Beacon joined the United Mine Workers union in 1894, organizing local 178. By 1902, this had 100 members. Evans, Iowa was a coal camp to the northwest founded by Evan Evans. This was home to mines that opened in 1879 and were combined and reorganized as the American mine in 1884, at which time, the daily output was 100 tons. By 1894, the mine face was from the foot of the slope, and the mine was producing 1000 tons of coal a day from a coal seam thick. This was one of the very few mines where the miners did not join the Bituminous coal miners' strike of 1894. In 1899 United Mine Workers of America local 835 was organized, and in 1902, local 1932 was organized. Memberships in these two locals, combined, was 210 in 1901.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Oskaloosa Elementary School
  Elementary · Oskaloosa · 886 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Oskaloosa High School
  High · Oskaloosa · 600 students · 15:1 ratio
• Oskaloosa Middle School
  Middle · Oskaloosa · 454 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK
  Other · Oskaloosa · 99 students · 33:1 ratio
• Oskaloosa Virtual Academy
  Other · Oskaloosa · 42 students · 42:1 ratio