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Mining Memorials and Monuments Found in Kentucky


The following are monumets found within the state of Kentucky dedicated to miners.

Lechter County
Carbon Glow Hollow
Contact Person: Richard Smith
(606) 633-0849
Monument built to honor the black miners who were killed in a nearby mine.

Clay County Court House
Memorial honoring the 38 miners killed int the Finley Coal Co. disaster on December 30, 1970 at Hyden, Kentucky.
Donated by Justice & Lakes Monument Comapany of McKee, Ky. They have since gone out of business.

Leslie County Court House
Memorial honoring the 38 miners killed int the Finley Coal Co. disaster on December 30, 1970 at Hyden, Kentucky.
Donated by Justice & Lakes Monument Comapany of McKee, Ky. They have since gone out of business.

Statue of John L. Lewis
U.M.W. of A. District 12 Office
Maidsonville, Kentucky
Contact Person: Richard Litchfield
(502) 821-9438

Statue of a Coal Miner
Mortons Gap, Kentucky
Contact Person: Bennie Rash
(502) 258-5352

Statue of a Coal Miner
Providence, Kentucky
Contact Person: Chris Villines, Mayor
(502) 667-5463 (City Administrator's Office)



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