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The John L. Lewis Memorial Museum of Mining and Labor
The John L. Lewis Museum is located 2 blocks north of highway 34 in Lucas, Iowa. It is open from mid April through mid October,
Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm or for appointments during other times call
641-766-6831 or 641-766-6443. Closed on Sunday. Admission is $1.00 for adults.
The museum is accessible to the handicapped, with heating, air conditioning and rest rooms. John L. Lewis was born February 12, 1880 to Welsh immigrant parents, in the coal mining camp of Cleveland, Iowa - a mile east of Lucas.
John L. began work in the "Big Hill" Mine in Lucas as a teenager, joining UMWA Local #799 in 1900. He moved to Illinois, where be began to rise to power in the United Mine Workers of America. He served as their president for forty years and was a founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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