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Posted on 2/3/24 at 4:08 pm to Harlan County USA
Posted on 2/3/24 at 4:08 pm to Harlan County USA
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It's worse than I remember. Everybody's on the draw. No pride anymore.
Harlan was called Bloody Harlan before the Harlan Co. war. I don't think it's changed all that much but that's part of the problem. It's just you got far enough away to see how bad it was.
Harlan though is an extreme example of what's plaguing most rural counties in the US regardless of region. No opportunity. No hope for anything beyond joining the military to get the frick out.
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Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:55 pm to Prof
The nickname of Bloody Harlan came during the Harlan County War of the 1930's Prof, not before, nothing happened before that to earn that nickname. You may be thinking of the 70s strikes when the documentary Harlan County USA was filmed.
The difference between now and when I grew up there is the coal industry is down and the jobs aren't there like they used to be. There's opportunity, it's just not as large as a metro area. I've got kin that retired from mining, driving/owning coal trucks, worked in the school system, worked in a nursing home, worked at the hospital, worked for CSX, and my nieces boyfriend is a KY State Trooper there. I've got a cousin that drive tandem with another guy from Harlan for FedEx. Some leave for military, sure, others for plant jobs. I left due to a woman!
The difference between now and when I grew up there is the coal industry is down and the jobs aren't there like they used to be. There's opportunity, it's just not as large as a metro area. I've got kin that retired from mining, driving/owning coal trucks, worked in the school system, worked in a nursing home, worked at the hospital, worked for CSX, and my nieces boyfriend is a KY State Trooper there. I've got a cousin that drive tandem with another guy from Harlan for FedEx. Some leave for military, sure, others for plant jobs. I left due to a woman!
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