Earlington School Building
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Education was important in Earlington. John B. Atkinson, president of St. Bernard Coal Company, was a school teacher before taking over the company; thus, he emphasized education in Earlington by building modern schools. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society
This file appears in: Century of Coal Mining
Century of Coal Mining
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 with having stuck the first pick into the…