Benham, Kentucky
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Benham, Kentucky, was the neighboring community to Lynch. Benham was founded by Wisconsin Steel Corporation (later known as International Harvester). Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Lynch Colored School
Historical Marker #2109 in Lynch, Kentucky (Harlan County) commemorates the history of the Lynch Colored School, a segregation-era school that educated the community's African American students.
When the coal boom hit eastern Kentucky in the…