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Along with Consol's office, the building also contained several businesses and has even housed Van Lear's city hall. After the building was abandoned, Citizens National Bank eventually purchased it and in 1984 it was given to the Van Lear Historical Society. The historical society then established the Coal Miners' Museum.
The Van Lear mines are referred to by country music singer Loretta Lynn in her songs "Coal Miner's Daughter" and in the title song of her Van Lear Rose album, by Tyler Childers in the song "Coal" from his "Bottles and Bibles" album, and by Dwight Yoakam in "Miner's Prayer" from his Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. album.
Butcher Hollow is not an independent town or village in its own right. Currently, Van Lear is an unincorporated community. There are no deep mines operating in Van Lear proper, although some mines operate nearby. Most of the residents work in locations outside Van Lear, including the nearby cities of Paintsville, Prestonsburg, and Pikeville ...
Barthell Coal Mining Camp: Whitley City: McCreary: South Central Kentucky: Mining: Open-air museum includes museum, barber shop, bath house, doctor's office, machine shop, mining motor displays, school/church house, 1890s reconstructed log cabin and mine tour Behringer-Crawford Museum: Covington: Kenton: Northern Kentucky: Local history
The region is known for its coal mining; most family farms in the region have disappeared since the introduction of surface mining in the 1940s and 1950s. The Daniel Boone National Forest is located on rough but beautiful [citation needed] terrain along and east of the Pottsville Escarpment.
A Thursday hearing held by DHEC to address Edge Road mine’s expansion brought up concerns of habitat, wetland drainage, dust, noise and the preserve’s ecology.
Pages in category "Mining museums in Kentucky" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Coal Miners' Museum (Van Lear) D. David A. Zegeer Coal ...
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