Kentucky Coal Mine Tourism

Kentucky Coal Mine Tourism

Kentucky hopes for big haul from coal mine tourism

Folks in this historic mining community share his enthusiasm after turning the old mine into the centerpiece for the budding tourism industry built around coal. Three decades after Portal 31 played out, they're hoping the mine that meanders for miles beneath Black Mountain will once again be an economic engine for Harlan County while also honoring the lives of the hard-bodied men who braved darkness and danger to eke out their livings in the Appalachians. Ref. Source 7