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Harlan Rd junction at Calloway,Ky -left to Pineville | my home, coal gondolas parked at end of track nearby. | ||||||||||||||
6 year old big toy pictures (trains & gondolas) | |||||||||||||||
Mine located on mountain with cable car to bring men up and coal down to tipple. | |||||||||||||||
Existing Coal Mining Links Van Lear Kentucky Coal Mine CommunityLynch, Ky Stearns, Ky Virtual Coal Mine Pa National Coal Mine England Berkley-Town with Mine of Own Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Mining History Network** Coal Miner's Daughter Tribute Dunlap, Tenn Black Diamond(nice layout) Pictoral Essay on Coal Mining Kentucky Coal Council Coal Links The Pit Pony Movie |
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Stone School located next to Creek | |||||||||||||||
Basic Map from memory of 1952
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Gondolas were fun places to explore, some had sand for the brakes and sand was unusual. | |||||||||||||||
This is about the viewpoint of a six year old. The Gondolas were parked next to my house and down the ravine & across the creek. | |||||||||||||||
The actual coal trains looked older than this steam locomotive. | |||||||||||||||