Jenkins in Letcher County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jenkins

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2016

1. Jenkins Marker

Inscription. Land bought by John C.C. Mayo and sold to Consolidation Coal Co. to develop town and coal mines. Coal company laid out streets, built houses, stores, hospital, churches, and schools. Town named for Geo. C. Jenkins, a promoter and Baltimore banker. Railroad reached Jenkins ca. 1912. With Consolidation’s 14 tipples, Letcher Co. was largest coal producer in Kentucky in 1916.

Erected 1987 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1804.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 37° 9.757′ N, 82° 38.549′ W. Marker is in Jenkins, Kentucky, in Letcher County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 3086 and State Highway 2550 when traveling north on State Highway 3086. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jenkins KY 41537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Pound Gap (approx. half a mile away); The Teardrop Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pound Gap Massacre (approx. 0.7 miles away); Caudill’s Army (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Brothers Once More (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wise County / Kentucky (approx. 0.8 miles away in Virginia); Jenkins - Dunham - Burdine World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lt. Darwin K. Kyle (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jenkins.

View to Northeast Along State Highway 3086 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2016

2. View to Northeast Along State Highway 3086

Marker at northeast corner of intersection of Highways 3086 and 2550

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.