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idea saloons being there, not a fact, nor is it the wild west concept of a ghost town. AGAIN, we all have to come to an agreement about how these places are categorized and we all have to drop the mythos around these communities. I am open for any and all discussion. Single sourcing will not do. There are A LOT of references we can use
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Yes, completely. Coal isn't in any way smelted. This article needs some serious help. CoalTownGuy is onto something here. What can we do to help? --Mari Adkins 16:15, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
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