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Coal Miner

Coal Miner is a public artwork by Polish American artist John J. Szaton which is located in two US State capitals; the original, commissioned in 1963 in , as well as a copy on the west lawn of the Indiana State House in The statues commemorate coal miners who had lost their lives in those states' mining industry.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: artwork by John J. Szaton
  • Also known as: “The Coal Miner”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Indiana State House and Indiana Government Center North.

Public building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Indiana Statehouse is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of . It houses the Indiana General Assembly, the office of the Governor of Indiana, the Indiana Supreme Court, and other state officials.

Public building
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
is a high rise in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was completed in 1960 and has 14 floors. It is primarily used for office spaces for the government of Indiana. is situated 570 feet west of Coal Miner.

Stadium
Photo: Durin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an indoor arena in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Coal Miner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indianapolis and Mass Ave Cultural Arts District.

Photo: Prabhakar Koduri, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of and also the state’s largest city. Efforts to beautify and modernize the city have brought into the 21st century as a world-class destination for everything from business meetings and trade conventions to backpackers making their way across the States.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , colloquially known as Mass Ave, is one of seven designated cultural districts in , Indiana, United States.

Locality
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Chatham–Arch is a neighborhood located immediately east of Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. This neighborhood is one of the oldest in Indianapolis, dating back to the mid 19th century.

Coal Miner

Latitude
39.76898° or 39° 46′ 8″ north
Longitude
-86.16316° or 86° 9′ 47″ west
Inception
1966
Open location code
86FMQR9P+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11799181818
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q5137750
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In Other Languages

From French to Hindi—“Coal Miner” goes by many names.
  • French: “Coal Miner”
  • Hindi: “coal miner”

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