Kentucky's Coal Counties

The following are monuments found within the state of Kentucky dedicated to miners.

A. Statue of a Coal Miner (above)
Providence, Kentucky
Contact Person: Chris Villines, Mayor
(270) 667-5463 (City Administrator's Office)

B. Statue of John L. Lewis
U.M.W. of A. District 12 Office
Madisonville, Kentucky
Contact Person: Richard Litchfield
(270) 821-9438

C. Statue of a Coal Miner
Mortons Gap, Kentucky
Contact Person: Bennie Rash
(270) 258-5352

D. The History of the Big Shovel
Duncan Culture Center
Greenville, KY

E. Leslie County Court House
Memorial honoring the 38 miners killed in the Finley Coal Co. disaster on December 30, 1970 at Hyden, Kentucky. Donated by Justice & Lakes Monument Company of McKee, Ky. They have since gone out of business.

F. Harlan County
Monuments around Courthouse
Harlan, Kentucky

G. Memorial Statue of "Today’s Coal Miners"
Memorial Park
Benham, Ky. 40807
606-848-5506

H. Harlan County
Portal 31 Monuments
Lynch, Kentucky
(606) 848-1530

I. Lechter County
Carbon Glow Hollow Contact Person: Richard Smith
(606) 633-0849
Monument built to honor the black miners who were killed in a nearby mine.
Clay County Court House ?

Mining Museums and miner memorials in other states.

Mining Museums and miner memorials in Kentucky.