The Mountains shall yield peace for the people,
and the hills justice. Psalm 72:3
This site is an extension of the BLACK DIAMOND A BIT OF COAL DUST SITE THE ORIGINAL OFFICIAL LYNCH, KENTUCKY HISTORICAL DISTRICT. Coal Division of U S Coal & Coke Company/United States Steel Corporation. WELCOME
From Appalachia and To Whom These presents Shall Come, Greeting: You've reached deep within "the mountains", in the south eastern
coalfields of the Cumberland Plateau. A region of ridges and valleys where roots run deep.
And Kentucky's eastern boundary to the states of Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. People of the
mountains are surviving regardless of the hardship that comes their way in every day living. From time immemorial
native peoples of Appalachia and the settlers who came thereafter learned the ways of the outdoorsmen and were not
enemies of this land nor of the poor folk.
they loved these hills, hollows, valleys and the variety of
vegetation that grows here and the animals that make the mountains their home.
enjoyed clean running streams
fresh mountain air
cared for
their kin and friends
and worshiped God.
This land; sky; water, plants, animals and people are expressions and revelations of God's work and word of creation. The revelation of these Appalachian Mountains and all its
splendor reveals:
Mary Margaret [Powell] Tarry
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