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Benham was built in the early 1910's by Wisconsin Steel, a subsidiary of International Harvester, to extract high-grade bituminous coal for the production of steel. The steel was used to create International Harvester's farm implement machinery. Lynch was erected nearly a decade later by a subsidiary of US Steel, US Coal and Coke. Many of the original structures still exist today and display the striking craftsmanship of Italian stonemasons who hand cut and laid the sandstone blocks. In addition to Italians, numerous nationalities and ethnic groups called these towns home. One could walk across either town and hear a dozen different languages spoken from the homes and play fields. During the era of Jim Crow, the towns were progressive to develop segregated facilities in East Benham and West Lynch.
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