- Coal Miners' Museum (Van Lear)
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Coordinates: 37°46′16″N 82°45′30″W / 37.77116°N 82.758358°W
Coal Miners' Museum Established 1984 Location 78 Millers Creek Road, Van Lear, Kentucky Type Heritage centre Director Tina S. Webb Website Official website The Coal Miners' Museum is a museum in Van Lear, Kentucky dedicated to the area's coal mining history . The museum is administered by the Van Lear Historical Society.[1]
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History
The museum was originally built in 1913 to serve as the Consolidation Coal Company's (Consol) office for Van Lear. 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.
Exhibits
- 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]
Hours and Admission
The museum is open Monday-Friday (11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) eastern time.[3]
Admission
Age group Admission price Children 5 & under free Children 6-10 $2.00 Adults $5.00 Seniors $4.00 References
- ^ Coal Miners' Museum Official website. Retrieved on 2010-07-08
- ^ Coal Miners' Museum tripod.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-08
- ^ Van Lear Historical Society, Inc. / The Coal Miners' Museum Museums USA. Retrieved on 2010-07-08
External links
Visitor Attractions of the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields Parks StateBuckhorn Lake • Carr Creek • Carter Caves • Cumberland Falls • Dr. Thomas Walker • Fishtrap Lake • Grayson Lake • Greenbo Lake • Jenny Wiley • Kingdom Come • Levi Jackson Wilderness Road • Natural Bridge • Paintsville Lake • Pine Mountain • Pine Mountain Trail • Yatesville Lake
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Museums Barthell Coal Mining Camp • Bell County Coal House & Museum • Bell County Historical Society Museum • Big Sandy Heritage Center • Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp • Bobby Davis Museum and Park • Breathitt County Museum • C.B. Caudill Store & History Center • Cloverfork Museum • Coal Miners' Museum • Cumberland Inn Museum • David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum • East Kentucky Science Center • Elkhorn City Railroad Museum • Harland Sanders Café & Museum • Highlands Museum and Discovery Center • Kentucky Coal Mining Museum • Kentucky Folk Art Center • Knox Historical Museum • Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum • Marie Stewart Museum & Craft Shop • McCreary County Museum • Morgan County History Museum • Mountain Homeplace • Mountain Life Museum • Northeastern Kentucky Museum • Swamp Valley Museum • U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum • Wolfe County History Museum
Forests Daniel Boone • Dewey Lake • Jefferson • Kentenia • Kentucky Ridge • Robinson • Tygarts
Reservoirs Buckhorn Lake • Carr Creek Lake • Cave Run Lake • Cranks Creek Lake • Lake Cumberland • Dewey Lake • Fishtrap Lake • Grayson Lake • Greenbo Lake • Laurel River Lake • Martins Fork Lake • Paintsville Lake • Yatesville Lake
Natural features Black Mountain • Cumberland Falls • Cumberland Gap • Eagle Falls • Middlesboro crater • Pine Mountain • Pound Gap • Raven Rock • Red River Gorge • Tri-State Peak • Yahoo Arch • Yahoo Falls
Miscellaneous Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve • Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves • Big South Fork Scenic Railway • Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area • Cumberland Gap Tunnel • Mayo Mansion • Middle Creek Battlefield • Pikeville Cut-Through • Samuel May House • Sheltowee Trace Trail
Categories:- Museums in Johnson County, Kentucky
- History museums in Kentucky
- Mining museums in Kentucky
- Industry museums in Kentucky
- 1913 architecture
- Museums established in 1984
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