Little Balkans
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Little Balkans is a historic coal-mining and immigrant-influenced cultural region in and around Pittsburg, Kansas, known for its rich ethnic heritage and labor history.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
coal miners’ strikes
ⓘ
company-owned housing ⓘ ethnic churches ⓘ ethnic festivals ⓘ ethnic fraternal organizations ⓘ labor unions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalInfluence |
Balkan cultures
ⓘ
Central European cultures ⓘ Mediterranean cultures ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
folk music and dance
ⓘ
foodways from immigrant homelands ⓘ religious processions ⓘ |
| economicBase | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coal company towns
ⓘ
labor activism ⓘ multiethnic population ⓘ strong working-class culture ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Croatian immigrants
ⓘ
Eastern European immigrants ⓘ German immigrants ⓘ Greek immigrants ⓘ Irish immigrants ⓘ Italian immigrants ⓘ Lithuanian immigrants ⓘ Mexican immigrants ⓘ Polish immigrants ⓘ Serbian immigrants ⓘ Slovak immigrants ⓘ Slovenian immigrants ⓘ Southern European immigrants ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation |
community history projects
ⓘ
local museums and archives ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining history
ⓘ
ethnic diversity ⓘ immigrant heritage ⓘ labor history ⓘ mining camps ⓘ union organizing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crawford County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburg, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | comparison to Balkan Peninsula diversity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kansas coal fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tri-State mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCenter | Pittsburg, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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