19-12-2015· 25 Photos of Kentucky Coal Camps During the 1930s and 1940s. Kentucky is home to Pike County, which is the largest supplier of coal in the U.S. However, we were also home to many other coal companies all across the state. Each one had their own store, settlement and set up for miners.
The Coal Camp Documentary Project is an ongoing collaboration between the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center and community members to map and document historic company coal mining towns in eastern Kentucky. This interactive website is designed as a way to share information about coal camp
Coal Company Towns in Eastern Kentucky, 1854-1941: This report Contains findings of a literature Survey and reconnaissance field Survey in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field concerning historic company-owned coal towns.
Coal companies built “coal patch” or "coal camp" villages and towns near their coal mines throughout Kentucky and other coal mining states. Coal patch villages and towns differed from other villages and towns in that they were not incorporated, did not have elected officials and were wholly owned by the coal company which controlled who lived within their confines.
"With love and hard work, we have reconstructed the Barthell Coal Mining Camp from old photographs along with oral and written history." Harold C. "Sonny" Koger November 6, 1929 to June 9, 2003: Located just 7 miles west of Stearns, KY off Highway 742, Barthell Coal Camp
COMPANY: COMMUNITY: COUNTY: YEARS OF OPERATION: EMPLOYEES: Dwale Coal Company: Allen: Floyd: 1919-1923: 50: Elmer-Elkhorn Coal Company: Allen: Floyd: 1921-1925: 16
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coalfield, including all or parts of 30 Kentucky counties and adjoining areas in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. It covers an area from the Allegheny Mountains in the east across the Cumberland Plateau to the Pottsville Escarpment in the west. The region is known for its coal mining; most family farms in
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ELKHORN COALFIELD. The Elkhorn Coalfied is in western Pike County, eastern Letcher County, and southern Floyd County. Along with the Harlan Coalfield and Hazard Coalfield, it has been one of the most productive coalfields in Kentucky.Mining centered around the renown Elkhorn No. 3 seam of coal.
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coalfield, including all or parts of 30 Kentucky counties and adjoining areas in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. It covers an area from the Allegheny Mountains in the east across the Cumberland Plateau to the Pottsville Escarpment in the west. The region is known for its coal mining; most family farms in
Map of some coal camps at the WV-KY border along the Tug River. Their coal camp at Stone was—and still is—an unincorporated community in the Thacker Coalfield. Stone was established in 1912 and named for the founder of the Pond Creek Coal Company, Galen Stone.
In the 1940s, photographer Russell Lee spent two years working for the United States Department of the Interior in Eastern Kentucky. During that time, he took thousands of pictures of coal miners
The "Company Houses" at the Barthell Coal Mining Camp are unique in that they are reconstructed on original sites from original floor plans of the original by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company in the early 20th century with the exception of added bathrooms.
Barrowman Coal Corp Praise Pike 1925-1944 75 Eastern Ky Block Coal & Fuel Co. Praise Pike 1915-1915 20 Elkhorn City Coal Co Praise Pike 1917-1919 10 Elkhorn Gas Coal Co Praise Pike 1921-1924 75 Elswick Coal Co Praise Pike 1933-1941 75 Kanawha-Elkhorn Collieries, Inc. Praise Pike 1921-1926 155 Barney Mining Co Regina Pike 1926-1926 75
11-03-2014· Eastern Kentucky Coal Mine Malachi Exploring the Coal Mining Ruins in Shamokin PA Duration: 20:33. The Wandering Woodsman 37,017 views. 20:33. Knott County Ky Coal Mine Disaster 1961
The Kentucky bituminous coal deposits are divided into the Western and Eastern Coal Fields. The smaller Western Coal Field covers 6,400 square miles in parts of 20 counties and has estimated reserves of almost 36 billion tons, part of which cannot be mined economically using today's methods.
Black Star Coal Mining Camp Alva, Kentucky . From the Alumni Board Members: Due to Covid 19, there will not be a Black Star Reunion this year (2020) A final Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2021 for a final celebration together.
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In the 1940s, photographer Russell Lee spent two years working for the United States Department of the Interior in Eastern Kentucky. During that time, he took thousands of pictures of coal miners
History Of Eastern Kentucky Coal Camps families coal miners families worry about there coal miners because of all that can go wrong in the mines. Even though deaths have decreased there is still many accidents that happen all the time. 20th century Miners were paid by the ton,
The "Company Houses" at the Barthell Coal Mining Camp are unique in that they are reconstructed on original sites from original floor plans of the original by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company in the early 20th century with the exception of added bathrooms.
Barrowman Coal Corp Praise Pike 1925-1944 75 Eastern Ky Block Coal & Fuel Co. Praise Pike 1915-1915 20 Elkhorn City Coal Co Praise Pike 1917-1919 10 Elkhorn Gas Coal Co Praise Pike 1921-1924 75 Elswick Coal Co Praise Pike 1933-1941 75 Kanawha-Elkhorn Collieries, Inc. Praise Pike 1921-1926 155 Barney Mining Co Regina Pike 1926-1926 75
Darby Coal Mining Camp was an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Darby Coal Mining Camp. Unincorporated community. UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer : UTC-4 (EDT) GNIS feature ID: 2565594: References
Kentucky is almost as well known for its coal production as it is for its horse and bourbon industries. When one thinks of Kentucky coal, the mountains of the state's eastern counties most often come to mind. But, the Commonwealth's western coal fields have a long history, too. Coal's influence has been and continues to be felt across the state. Coal mining has been a part of
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18-09-2019· Augur mines are operated on surface-mine benches (before they are covered up); the coal in the side of the hill that can't be reached by contour mining is drilled (or augured) out. Drift, contour, mountaintop- removal, and augur mining are more common in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field, and area, slope, and shaft mining are more common in the Western Kentucky Coal Field.
Black Star Coal Mining Camp Alva, Kentucky . From the Alumni Board Members: Due to Covid 19, there will not be a Black Star Reunion this year (2020) A final Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2021 for a final celebration together.
Coal Mining Towns, Camps or Patches with an African American Presence **ALABAMA** Brierfield Precinct -- Bibb County Birmingham -- Jefferson County Precinct 9 -- Jefferson County Jonesboro -- Jefferson County Bessemer Ward 2 -- Jefferson County Shelby County Others To Be Pinpointed
Benham, KY. Website +1 606-848-1530. Best nearby. While the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum is chock full of mining and camp life-related artifacts, the story is missing. And the story of coal mining in Appalachia is a great one.
History Of Eastern Kentucky Coal Camps families coal miners families worry about there coal miners because of all that can go wrong in the mines. Even though deaths have decreased there is still many accidents that happen all the time. 20th century Miners were paid by the ton,
Kentucky is almost as well known for its coal production as it is for its horse and bourbon industries. When one thinks of Kentucky coal, the mountains of the state's eastern counties most often come to mind. But, the Commonwealth's western coal fields have a long history, too. Coal's influence has been and continues to be felt across the state. Coal mining has been a part of
Darby Coal Mining Camp was an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Darby Coal Mining Camp. Unincorporated community. UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer : UTC-4 (EDT) GNIS feature ID: 2565594: References
18-09-2019· Augur mines are operated on surface-mine benches (before they are covered up); the coal in the side of the hill that can't be reached by contour mining is drilled (or augured) out. Drift, contour, mountaintop- removal, and augur mining are more common in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field, and area, slope, and shaft mining are more common in the Western Kentucky Coal Field.
Black Star Coal Mining Camp Alva, Kentucky . From the Alumni Board Members: Due to Covid 19, there will not be a Black Star Reunion this year (2020) A final Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2021 for a final celebration together.
06-11-2010· I am blogging about coal mining camps today. I am including a link to your site in my blog so people can view all the great info and pics you have! Reply Delete. Replies. Reply. Dennis Maggard August 1, 2012 at 6:51 PM. Unfortunately, the above link no longer works.
02-03-2016· All told, coal mining employment declined 92 percent in eastern Kentucky from its 1948 peak, a loss of more than 61,000 jobs, or 900 jobs per year since 1979. Yet, even with this constant decline, the state still contains an above-average share of coal mining jobs.
29-06-2014· Weighting each equally, six counties in eastern Kentucky’s coal country (Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie just 54 people were employed in coal mining in Clay Ky. — the ideal
Coal Mining Towns, Camps or Patches with an African American Presence **ALABAMA** Brierfield Precinct -- Bibb County Birmingham -- Jefferson County Precinct 9 -- Jefferson County Jonesboro -- Jefferson County Bessemer Ward 2 -- Jefferson County Shelby County Others To Be Pinpointed