WORLD OF COAL MINING

The Van Lear Historical Society,Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of the town of Van Lear, Kentucky. The town of Van Lear was originally constructed by The Consolidation Coal Company to house and accommodate "Consol"'s employees and their families. The history of Van Lear centers on the history of Applachian mining and to a lesser extent still does. It is in light of these facts that we provide the following links :

COAL : An Introduction

A MAP OF THE EASTERN KENTUCKY COAL FIELD

COAL EDUCATION WEB SITE

ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP TO A COAL MINE

THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA (UMWA)

THE CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY

WORLD COAL INSTITUTE

CSX CORPORATION

NATIONAL SCRIP COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION

SEARCH TOOLS :

DOGPILE /SEARCH

SEARCH.COM

RETURN TO PAGE ONE OF THE VAN LEAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S OFFICIAL SITE

WRITE THE VAN LEAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY :

THE VAN LEAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. P.O. BOX 369 VAN LEAR, KENTUCKY 41265-0369 or e-mail coalcamp@geocities.com

Phone the Van Lear Coal Miner's Museum at: (606)789-8540

The museum is located at 78 Miller's Creek Road, Van Lear.

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