Day 124; 334 days of photos

Chico’s MomJune 5, 2026June 1, 2026334 days of photos, photos, Uncategorized334 days of photos, coal mining, iPhone, phone, photo, photograph, photography, photos, tour

I got to take a tour of Portal 31 in Lynch, KY – USA. This was an active underground mine until the 1960’s. The next set of pictures are from this tour. This was very exciting for me. My dad retired from the mines long before I was born. I got to see some of his life. He didn’t work in this mine. However, this has given me an interest to find out if the mines he worked in are still around.

https://www.portal31minetour.org/

https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/554

When U.S. Steel pulled out of Lynch’s in the 60’s, they sold the miners their houses for $1000.00.

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