Century of Coal Mining
N 37° 16.433 W 087° 30.735
16S E 454585 N 4125378
Century of Coal Mining in..Earlington,Ky. on US 41-A & KY 112
Waymark Code: WM90J5
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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Earlington founded in 1870 by St. Bernard Coal Co. Named for John Baylis Earle, who discovered No. 11 coal vein not far from this site, in 1869. John Bond Atkinson, the president of St. Bernard Coal, planned free public schools, free public library, Loch Mary Reservoir, an arboretum, home and church sites. In 1870, L & N Railroad began coal shipments from this area.
Marker Name: Century of Coal Mining
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1338
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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