Scraps of pipes, wood, metal, and abandoned buildings are all that remains of the original Pittsburg Paving Brick Company founded in 1899 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Located at 826 E. Fourth St., the property has been owned and operated by a number of owners, including Pittsburg Sewer Pipe & Conduit Co. Plant, Prosperous Pittsburg, Dickey Clay Plant and most recently Mission Clay. The property and the buildings that reside have only changed slightly from the 1950s when Dickey Clay was in operation. Now, the property sits abandoned as Mission Clay closed in 2013. Photo credit Addison HinterwegerStrip mines and unused lengths of railroad track run through the trees of Lester R. Davis Memorial Forest near Mindenmines, Missouri on the morning of April 9. The mines and track have been abandoned for decades after the decline of mining in the area. Photo credit Caleb OswellThe Hotel Stilwell of Pittsburg, Kansas, was constructed in 1889 by J.B Lindsey and Son to help Pittsburg gain more economic opportunities for its growing community. It lasted as a hotel all the way until 1975 and was bought out four years later and underwent renovations. Photo credit Alex PerryA shot of the original location of a Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining location taken on April 12 in Mineral, KS. Located just east of the Big Brutus exhibit, the mining camp was dismantled sometime in the mid-1940s. Photo credit Isaac Bowman
