Louisville and Nashville Railroad

ID: 2552
This file appears in: Century of Coal Mining

The primary coal hauler for Earlington, the L&N was completed from Henderson to Earlington in 1869. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

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…