A Giant Rises In the Mountains
The million-dollar Tipple would have cost more than $18.82 million dollars in today’s currency. A giant would soon rise from the valley floor and tower over the Dunham Community of Jenkins.
The First Power Plant in Jenkins, Kentucky
This is the history of the first power plant in Eastern Kentucky and how electricity came to Jenkins, Kentucky.
The History of St. George Church
Dedicated under the patronage of St. George. The St. George Church was also named for Bishop George A. Carrell, who was the first Bishop of Covington.
Play Ball! The Jenkins Cavalier Baseball League (1948-1951)
Consolidation Coal Company encouraged the miners to play baseball. They were a part of the minor leagues and some of the players went to the majors.
The Story of the YMCA of 1912.
A strong need for a place to relax and find entertainment among the young men working on Consolidation Coal’s Jenkins Ky construction project is met.
How Jenkins, Kentucky Got Its Name
Written by David Sergent How Jenkins, Kentucky got its name was a little bit of a mystery for a couple of years. Not a lot of people spoke about it. This is the story about how the little town came about and the man from whom it got it’s name. The Problem The year is […]
New Bank in the Coal Country Installed in 1911
This article is a re-written version of the half-page article that appeared in the Mountain Eagle in June of 1912. None of this is a direct quote and it is completely my own words. Letcher County is Coal Country. At the time, there were very few banking systems in place in the USA. The Jenkins National […]
The Harlan County Coal Wars 1931-1939
The Harlan County Wars took on its own epic spin on the ongoing fight between labor disputes and the coal operators and owners lasting almost ten years.
The Seco Train Accident September 20, 1917
The Seco Train Accident on September 20, 1917, was a horrible accident that has never been fully explained.
All Aboard! The Jenkins, Kentucky Railroad Pulls Into History
One of the first private railroads in Eastern Kentucky was the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railroad.