Earlington in Hopkins County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Century of Coal Mining

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

1. Century of Coal Mining Marker

Inscription. Earlington founded in 1870 by St. Bernard Coal Co. Named for John Baylis Earle, who discovered No. 11 coal vein not far from this site, in 1869. John Bond Atkinson, the president of St. Bernard Coal, planned free public schools, free public library, Loch Mary Reservoir, an arboretum, home and church sites. In 1870, L & N Railroad began coal shipments from this area.

Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1338.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 37° 16.434′ N, 87° 30.735′ W. Marker is in Earlington, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It is at the intersection of South Lee Trover Todd Jr Highway (U.S. 41) and West Main Street (State Route 112), on the left when traveling north on South Lee Trover Todd Jr Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 East Main Street, Earlington KY 42410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J.W. Million School / Prof. Lester G. Mimms

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Munns School (approx. 3 miles away); Oliver Loving (approx. 3.3 miles away); Chittenden P. Lyon, Jr. House (approx. 3½ miles away); Carlow's Stone Wall (approx. 3½ miles away); Turner Ruby House (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Hockersmith House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gov. Ruby Laffoon (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Wide shot of marker near railroad tracks. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

2. Wide shot of marker near railroad tracks.

Statues of coal miners in pocket park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

3. Statues of coal miners in pocket park.

Closeup of coal miner statue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

4. Closeup of coal miner statue.

Intersection of Main and U.S. Highway 41. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

5. Intersection of Main and U.S. Highway 41.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.