Coal Tipple

Coal Tipple (HM2AHV)

Location: Lynch, KY 40855 Harlan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 57.948', W 82° 55.192'

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The original structure, which consisted of the concrete bin seen here and an additional 60 foot high steel super structure atop the concrete, was the largest coal tipple in the world when completed in 1930.
The upper steel structure was used to hand pick rock from the coal, to screen and size the product, and to house a huge dust-collection system.

The concrete structure was a bin holding 4000 tons of coal for loading into railroad cars on three tracks under the tipple. Because of frequent fires from spontaneous combustion in the bin, its use as a storage facility was discontinued in the 40's.
With the construction of a coal preparation plant in Corbin, all activity except loading was discontinued at this facility in 1955. Loading continued until 1991.
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HM NumberHM2AHV
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Date Added Friday, August 17th, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 329092 N 4092800
Decimal Degrees36.96580000, -82.91986667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 57.948', W 82° 55.192'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 57' 56.88" N, 82° 55' 11.52" W
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Area Code(s)606
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near KY-160, Lynch KY 40855, US
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