Supported by By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Jon Cherry Austyn Gaffney and Jon Cherry visited former coal strip mines and once-flooded river valleys in Eastern Kentucky. Jan. 28, 2025 The wooden ...

After eight decades of increased market competition, decreased coal demand, and automized mining, fewer than 3,900 Kentuckians can find work in coal mines today, and Kentucky’s formerly company ...

The attraction also includes a museum housed inside the site's original Wash Shanty. Artifacts on display include tools, household goods and more. The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum is located in ...