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Barthell, Kentucky

Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1902 and was the first of 18 mining camps to be built by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. It now serves as an open-air history museum, which is open from April through Thanksgiving.

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Sources: Wikipedia: Barthell, Kentucky.

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McCreary County, KY

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