Introduction
Unincorporated Company Town
United Mine Workers of America
The Buxton Mines
Coal for the Railroad
Monroe Mercantile Company
Independent-owned Businesses
The Buxton YMCA
The Buxton Wonders
Buxton's White Residents
Buxton Schools
Houses in Buxton
The George Neal Family
Rueben Gaines, Sr.
African American Professionals in Buxton
Beginning of Buxton's Decline
The End of Buxton
Archaeological Exploration in Buxton

 

 

Consolidation also sponsored the Buxton Wonders, a mostly African American baseball team. Druggist B.F. Cooper, managed the Buxton team from 1900-1914. The highly regarded Wonders played many neighboring teams. In the early 20th century most baseball teams were segregated. By 1914, the Wonders had three white players, a highly unusual situation for the time period.