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Lynch Historic District
The Lynch Historic District, in Lynch, Kentucky, is a historic district (United States), historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It included 298 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and a contributing site. The district is roughly bounded by city limits, L&N railroad bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Streets. Lynch was the largest company-owned coal mining town in Kentucky and was established by U.S. Coal and Coke Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. References Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Colonial Revival architecture in Kentucky National Register of Historic Places in Harlan County, Kentucky Company towns in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky U.S. Steel {{HarlanCountyKY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynch, Kentucky
Lynch is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In the 2010 census, the city population was 747, down from 900 in 2000. History Lynch was plotted in 1917 by the U.S. Coal and Coke Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel) as a company town to house workers at the company's nearby coal mines. It was named for then-head of the company, Thomas Lynch. By the 1940s, Lynch had a population of 10,000 and had such amenities as a hospital and movie theater. The population declined dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s as mining techniques shifted to less labor-intensive methods. In 1996, the rails to Lynch and nearby Benham were officially abandoned. In 2012, PBS of Eastern Tennessee created a documentary titled ''The Eastern Kentucky Social Club'' dealing with the history of the black community and immigrant community in Lynch. Geography Lynch is located in eastern Harlan County at (36.965133, -82.916569), in the valley of Looney Creek. Lynch is the nearest ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |