The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Christopher was founded in 1879 as a railroad stop, and named for Christopher Harrison, a grandson of prominent early settler Isham Harrison. A post office opened the following year. The community voted to become a village in 1903, and a city in 1910.
In 1906, the United Coal Mining Company No. 1 mine opened near Christopher. An explosion at the mine killed eight men on July 27, 1915. The mine was sold to the Old Ben Coal Corporation, and renamed Old Ben Coal Mine No. 1 in 1916. The mine closed in 1929.
On November 29, 1917, an explosion at Old Ben Coal Corporation's Mine No. 11 killed 17 men.
On March 22, 1918, five men who were accused of being "pro-German" became victims of a mob numbering more than 300 people. They were:
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Nothing in Christopher is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Christopher has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Franklin County Jail in Benton, 7.3 miles away.
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Then & now
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