On East Clover Street, on the right when traveling east.
Harlan was first called Mount Pleasant. The town is situated in the valley between Big and Little Black Mountain, at the confluence of the three forks of the Upper Cumberland River. It is located at the junctions of two important highways, U.S. . . . — — Map (db m181174) HM
On East Central Street just west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of the valiant sons of Harlan County
World War 1917-1918
Willie Bevins •
Dillard McKnight •
Harold Brandenburg •
Hiram Middleton •
Harrison Brock •
John Michell •
Joseph Brock •
Pay Murphy • . . . — — Map (db m181566) WM
On South 2nd Street just north of East Clover Street, on the left when traveling north.
Harlan County is made up of 6 cities and each one is unique in its own right.
Benham
Benham was formerly a coal camp that was built by some major coal mining companies. It was incorporated in 1961. At one point, this town was booming . . . — — Map (db m181399) HM
On East Central Street just west of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Harlan County has had many claims to fame over the years and people across the world have heard of Bloody Harlan or watched as Harlan was put on the small screen in FX's Justified. However, our county has also seen it's share of notable people, . . . — — Map (db m181324) HM
On East Clover Street just east of South Main Street (Kentucky Route 72), on the right when traveling east.
The first settlers of Harlan County were the family of Samuel Howard (then spelled Hoard). When they first set foot on Harlan soil in 1796 they found an almost impenetrable forest interspersed so thickly with cane breaks that in many places they . . . — — Map (db m181323) HM
On South 2nd Street at East Central Street, on the left when traveling north on South 2nd Street.
The first industry of any importance to the Harlan people was the logging industry. Harlan's forest has a dense and rich output of poplars, white oaks, pines, maples, walnuts, and several other varieties of timbers of value in the lumber market. For . . . — — Map (db m181325) HM
On East Central Street just east of South 1st Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Louisville ad Nashville railroad extended its railroad into Harlan County which was accomplished in 1910. This marked the beginning of the rapid development of one of the leading coal fields in the United States. Harlan County quickly emerged . . . — — Map (db m181322) HM
Near Island Drive 0.8 miles south of West A.W. Willis Avenue when traveling south.
Tennessee River
Originally one of the wildest rivers east of the Mississippi, the Tennessee has become a major waterway in the southeastern United States.
From headwaters above Knoxville, Tennessee the Tennessee first flows south on a . . . — — Map (db m114726) HM
On West Main Street (Kentucky Route 160) at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
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These portals were finished in 1920 while coal was being removed from temporary portals to the west. The main haulage goes straight through the mountain to Lewis Creek in Letcher Co., while an offset continues to Colliers . . . — — Map (db m121687) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
