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S02.15.053Description
The Big Muskie was a coal mining Bucyrus-Erie dragline owned and operated by the Central Ohio Coal Company. Big Muskie removed overburden to access Meigs Creek (No. 9) coal in the Muskingum, Morgan, Noble, and Guernsey counties area. The Big Muskie was officially dedicated during a ceremony on May 22, 1969. This picture was taken on May 24, 1969, during the opening week of public tours. The location given is approximate to the Central Ohio Coal Company's mining area south of Renrock, but in northern Morgan County as per location given in: At Dedication Ceremony by Bud Harsh, The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), Friday, 23 May 1969, pages 1 and 19.Context
View of excavator in the distance. Central Ohio Coal Company mining area; northern Morgan County, Ohio.