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Eventually five coal mines were opened and operated in Van Lear from 1910 through 1946. The vast coal deposits were mined from five underground mines around the clock. The miners included immigrant Irish, Italians and Slavs, as well as Appalachians and locals. The mines were integrated; both blacks and whites worked underground.
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 ...
Coal mining tools. Veteran's Wall of Fame. A documentary of Van Lear during the 1930s. Model of Van Lear. Displays showing the community during the boom years. Icky's 1950s soda fountain. Replica of the old post office. Replica of the old doctor's office. [2]
The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead ...
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officials seek to limit climate-changing ...
Born Loretta Webb, the second of eight children, she claimed her birthplace was Butcher Holler, near the coal mining company town of Van Lear in the mountains of east Kentucky. There really wasn't ...
The Mine No. 5 Store (Now known as Webb's Store) is a historic department store located in Van Lear, Kentucky, United States. [1] The two-story, wood-frame building was constructed in 1918 by Consolidated Coal Company. [2] On January 26, 1989, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours ... the sheriff’s office said in a news release.