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Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:55 pm to Prof
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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Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:20 pm to Harlan County USA
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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!
Yeah I was thinking of the 70s war not the 30s.
We probably have friends or family in common. I had an uncle and cousins that worked the mines up there. One was trapped in one of the cave ins many years ago but still went right back to work only to end up battling cancer far too young. My g-grandparents were murdered over a mining payroll prior to the 30s war but IDK if that was in Bell or Harlan or an adjacent area. The area has always been bloody even well outside of Harlan.
I have family all over that area Bell, Harlan, etc. and in counties on the Tennessee side.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 10:22 pm
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