Lynch ~ Lynch, Kentucky.
N 36° 57.908 W 082° 54.951
17S E 329448 N 4092719
Historical Marker #1803 in Harlan County commemorates Lynch, the largest company-owned town in Kentucky through World War II.
Waymark Code: WM1565F
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2021
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Marker text:
LYNCH
Built by U. S. Steel Corp., 1917-25, this was largest company-owned town in Kentucky through World War II. Crucial need for steel during WW I led to founding of town, site of millions of tons of high quality coal. With largest coal tipple then in existence, Lynch had first fully electrified coal mine in U. S. Much of the self-contained, model city dismantled in 1960s by U. S. Steel.
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 1803
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