Pineville, Kentucky

ID: 2542
This file appears in: Wallsend Mine

The opening of Wallsend Mine in Bell County helped the area to prosper and grow in population. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Wallsend Mine

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1272 commemorates Wallsend Coal Mine, the first to begin operation in Bell County. Commercial enterprises expanded in Bell County when the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was…