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The John T. Myers Locks and Dam, authorized and constructed as Uniontown Locks and Dam, is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) downstream from Uniontown, on the Ohio River, linking Union County and Posey County Indiana. Construction of the dam was begun in 1965 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and completed in 1977.
He owned over 100,000 acres of coalfields in Western Kentucky as President of the Crescent Coal Co., headquartered in Central City, Kentucky. [1] [3] [5] For example, he owned a large coal mine in Uniontown, Kentucky. [6] Under his leadership, the presence of labor unions were not allowed and he was categorically opposed to them.
Uniontown is a home rule-class city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 929 at the 2020 census . The John T. Myers Locks and Dam , once known as Uniontown Locks and Dam, is located downriver 3½ miles.
OpEd: Thanks to federal funds, Kentucky’s abandoned mine land program is carrying out projects to protect homes and infrastructure from landslides, and cleaning up streams polluted with acid ...
Kentucky coal building collapse kills one man, another missing. November 1, 2023 at 8:05 PM (Reuters) -The collapse of an idle coal-sorting building in Kentucky killed one man and trapped another ...
Pages in category "Coal towns in Kentucky" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 271 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Coal's total economic impact is significant, with over 125.96 million tons of coal produced in 2006, making Kentucky 3rd in the nation for coal production. [12] The state supplies 10.6% of the country with coal for power plants, giving it the nation's second-largest market share.
The John T. Myers Locks and Dam is the 17th Lock and dam on the Ohio River located 846 miles downstream of Pittsburgh about 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream from Uniontown, Kentucky. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.