The Museum, which is located in the old Community
Hall building, is listed on the National Registry of Historic
Places. Originally constructed as a saloon in 1890, the
hall has served many purposes in the Union Pacific Coal
Company Town. Sharin the Front Street site is The
Miner’s Cottage, a restored exemplary Two Town House.
The Hanna Basin Museum is an active participant in the
Carbon Cemetary Restoration and Preservation Project.
The Museum houses the Carbon archive, resources
revealing life and death in the first coal camp (1868-1902)
along the original line of the Union Pacific Railroad.