Four Snapshots of Lynch

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Four Snapshots of Lynch

Located in Harlan County, Lynch operated under a corporate owner until the 1960s when it was incorporated as a democratic town. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

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By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1803 in Harlan County commemorates Lynch, the largest company-owned town in Kentucky through World War II. Lynch was established by the U.S. Coal and Coke Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Company, in 1917. The…