Kentucky Coal Museum
The Kentucky Coal Museum is a heritage center located in Benham, Kentucky. Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring Lynch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: heritage center in Benham, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Kentucky Coal Mining Museum” and “Wisconsin Steele Company Store”
- Address: 213 Main Street, Benham, 40807
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clutts and Lynch.
Clutts
Hamlet
Clutts is a coal town and an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The coal it produced was distributed through the Clutts railroad station that gave the community its original name. It has also been referred to as Pee Vee.
Lynch
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Lynch is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In the 2020 census the city population was 658, down from 747 in 2010. Lynch is situated 1½ miles east of Kentucky Coal Museum.
Cumberland
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cumberland is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population according to the 2010 Census was 2,237, down from 2,611 at the 2000 census. Cumberland is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kentucky Coal Museum.
Kentucky Coal Museum
- Categories: heritage center, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.96416° or 36° 57′ 51″ northLongitude
-82.95124° or 82° 57′ 5″ westElevation
1,585 feet (483 metres)Open location code
868VX27X+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 367811874OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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