Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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
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…