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David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum

Coordinates: 37°10′55.6″N 82°37′11.3″W / 37.182111°N 82.619806°W / 37.182111; -82.619806
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37°10′55.6″N 82°37′11.3″W / 37.182111°N 82.619806°W / 37.182111; -82.619806

David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum
David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum is located in Kentucky
David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum
Location in Kentucky
EstablishedMay 9, 1998 (1998-May-09)
Location102 Main Street, Jenkins, Kentucky
Coordinates37°10′20″N 82°38′01″W / 37.172351°N 82.633617°W / 37.172351; -82.633617
TypeLocal History Museum
WebsiteMuseum website

The David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum is a local history museum located at 102 Main Street in Jenkins, Kentucky, across from the former Jenkins High School. The museum was dedicated on May 9, 1998.[1]

The museum is housed in an authentically restored, 1911 train station which it shares with a bank. Included in the museum's collection are photographs of historic and modern coal mining, actual tools and other artifacts used by railroads and mines, and scrip formerly used in the company stores. All of the exhibits illustrate the history of Jenkins and the Consolidation Coal Company.,[2] and many of the exhibited items belong to local residents.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Museum Dedication David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum. Retrieved on 2010-08-21
  2. ^ Debbie Tuggle Productions. David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum [Brochure].
  3. ^ Marcie Crim (June 13, 2016). "100 years of mining history displayed at Jenkins museum". Themountaineagle.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.