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Friends of Coal is dedicated to informing and educating Kentucky citizens about the coal industry and its vital role in the state's future.
We provide a united voice for an industry that has been and remains a critical eco- nomic contributor to Kentucky. By working together, we can provide good jobs and benefits for future generations.
Friends of Coal is a volunteer organization that is dedicated to informing and educating Kentucky citizens about the coal industry and its vital role in the state’s future.
All are invited to be a part of our organization, which consists of proud Kentuckians as well as residents from beyond our borders.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FRIEND OF COAL?
Being a Friend of Coal shows your love for Kentucky. It’s an investment in our future. By working together to make coal safer, cleaner and more usable, we’ll be able to keep working here.
Dependable jobs with good benefits will help our children become more likely to stay in Kentucky as they get older. We encourage enrollment from coal supporters in the Bluegrass and beyond.
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Friends of Coal members receive information about the coal industry and its importance to Kentucky. By joining Friends of Coal, you’ll be the first to hear about our latest news and upcoming events.
JOINING IS EASY
Becoming a Friend of Coal is as simple as filling out a membership card. You’ll be part of a growing team that’s working across Kentucky and in other states to increase our membership, support the power of coal and make our voice heard.
For questions about joining Friends of Coal, call 1-859-233-4743.
Hit the Kentucky Coal Heritage Trail this summer! #friendsofcoalHyden was laid out in 1878 at the mouth of Rockhouse Creek, where the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River bends through Leslie County, and named for state Senator John Hyden. For decades it stayed so isolated that supplies came upriver by canoe. In 1925 Mary Breckinridge based the Frontier Nursing Service here, its nurses riding out on horseback to the coal camps and hollers. Her log headquarters at Wendover still stands above the river. #KYCoalTrail #AppalachianHeritage ... See MoreSee Less
Last week, Friends of Coal sponsored a field trip for the Belfry Middle School STEM program — fifth through eighth graders — to Portal 31, the exhibition coal mine in Lynch. Students walked the same ground where Lynch miners once worked and learned how the coal beneath their feet helped power a nation. Thank you to the teachers who made it happen. #friendsofcoal #kycoal ... See MoreSee Less
In 1911, the Consolidation Coal Company bought over 100,000 acres along the Little Elkhorn and built a town from the ground up — sawmills, brickyards, a hospital, schools, houses by the hundred — named for George C. Jenkins, a Baltimore banker on its board. The rails reached town in 1912, and by 1916 Letcher County was Kentucky's largest coal producer. The 1911 depot still stands on Main Street as the David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum. #KYCoalTrail #AppalachianHeritage ... See MoreSee Less