Power Plant

ID: 2549
This file appears in: Century of Coal Mining

This coal-fired power plant was located near Earlington, Kentucky. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Century of Coal Mining

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1338 in Hopkins County celebrates Earlington, a western Kentucky coal town. Founded in 1870 by the St. Bernard Coal Co., Earlington was named for John B. Earle, who was credited…