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        W.K.STEEL COAL CO.
        W.K.STEEL COAL CO.
        MOSSY BOTTOM, KENTUCKY
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        Shelby Coal Mining Co.
        Shelby Coal Mining Co.
        SHELBYARD, PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY
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        KEWANEE COAL CO.
        KEWANEE COAL CO.
        KEWANEE, KENTUCKY Kewanee Coal Co. would later be known as Kewanee Coal Mining Company, headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky. The little mining community of Kewanee had its very Post Office and Railroad Station. Its President and General Manager was listed as O.P. Chatfield according to the Department of Inspection Mine Report
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        James Hatcher Coal Mine No. 1
        James Hatcher Coal Mine No. 1
        BIG SHOAL, KENTUCKY James Hatcher Birthday Party The entire population of Big Shoal, Kentucky, turned out for “Uncle Jim” Hatcher’s birthday party on September 22nd, 1919, in front of the company store. The party was attended by many of Hatcher’s Floyd County friends and relatives. Hatcher can be seen in
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        Tales of Lost Treasure
        Tales of Lost Treasure
        TALES OF LOST TREASURE have fascinated people through the ages, from Oak Island to the Superstition Mountains.  The valleys of the upper Big Sandy and North Fork of the Kentucky River are no exception.  There is one story of hidden Appalachian riches that has survived for over 250 years.  The
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        THE FORGOTTEN
        • April 13, 2026
        Legend of Mathias Harman
        • May 5, 2025
        North-East Coal Company / Thealka
        • March 25, 2025
        EASTERN KENTUCKY SALT WORKS
        • March 18, 2025
        Native American Presence From The Clinch Trail
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