FIRST COAL OIL / CLOVERPORT, KENTUCKY
N 37° 50.224 W 086° 38.055
16S E 532182 N 4187800
FIRST COAL OIL ON U.S. 60 IN CLOVERPORT, KENTUCKY
Waymark Code: WM638W
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2009
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Coal oil first produced here 1851. Plant built 1857, reputed first of kind in world. Mine known for extensive veins of cannel coal. Coal loaded here, exported to England via New Orleans for gas manufacture. English-owned with Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) an investor. Disastrous fire, the discovery of petroleum, and Civil War caused cessation of operation.
Marker Name: FIRST COAL OIL
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 557
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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