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Script: Coal Mining History

Coal Mining Scrip: A collector shares
By Vivian Blevins – Contributing columnist

Before you consider reading my column today on coal scrip in a part of southeastern Kentucky and the man who collects it, you might want to consider a brief description of that part of the state when coal began providing jobs in the early decades of the 20th Century. Click here to download the article read more.

Thanks for share, KE!

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