In the southeast corner of Kansas, with a population of just over 3,400, Frontenac has a rich history. Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields. The town was populated primarily by immigrant families from eastern and southeastern Europe, predominantly Sicilian, Italian, and Slavic people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the night of November 9, 1888, Frontenac had the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when a coal dust explosion killed 44 miners.
In 1986, a group of community members held the first Frontenac Homecoming to celebrate Frontenac's 100th anniversary. As the community changed, the committee dissolved but has returned with a new generation in 2016. To learn about the activities of Frontenac Homecoming 2018, please find Frontenac Homecoming on Facebook here.
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