Wallsend Mine - Pineville, KY
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N 36° 45.883 W 083° 42.334
17S E 258503 N 4072186
Located on Bob Madison Bypass (US 25-E) at Tennessee Ave, Pineville, KY.
Waymark Code: WMCXN6
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2011
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Wallsend Mine
The first to begin operations in Bell County, starting in 1889, with 1500 acres of coal land. Extension of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to this area in 1888 marked the beginning of a new industrial era. This mine was not a financial success until it was purchased by Wallsend Coal and Coke Co., 1904, a Ky. corporation, but stock held mostly in England.
Presented by Pineville Chamber of Commerce
Marker Name: Wallsend Mine
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1272
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Pineville Chamber of Commerce
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