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0493746. Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. [ 3] The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census, [ 4] down from 2,081 at the 2000 census. Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup and Henderson .
The Harlan County War, or Bloody Harlan, was a series of coal industry skirmishes, executions, bombings and strikes (both attempted and realized) that took place in Harlan County, Kentucky, during the 1930s. The incidents involved coal miners and union organizers on one side and coal firms and law enforcement officials on the other. [ 1]
Harlan County is a county located in southeastern Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831. [ 1] Its county seat is Harlan. [ 2] It is classified as a moist county —one in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county ), but containing a "wet" city—in this case Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed.
Kentucky is rich in history, especially surrounding the Civil War, and monuments around the commonwealth make it fun to learn. ... The Harlan County Coal Miners Memorial Monument is dedicated to ...
The Battle of Evarts (May 5, 1931) occurred in Harlan, Kentucky during the Harlan County Wars. The coal miners desired improved working conditions, higher wages, and more housing options for their families. [1] These reasons, along with other factors, led the miners to go on strike. It ended when the Kentucky National Guard was called in to ...
Location of Harlan County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Harlan County, Kentucky.. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Progression. Cumberland — Ohio — Mississippi. The Clover Fork is a 30-mile (48 km) [3] tributary of the Cumberland River, draining a section of the Appalachian Mountains in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky in the United States. The river's confluence with the Martin's Fork at Harlan marks the official beginning of the Cumberland River.
Here’s a look at some of the worst coal disasters in Kentucky history. 1917: No. 7 mine explosion in Webster County kills 62 men. ... 2006: Darby Mine disaster in Harlan County kills five miners.