Kentucky Coal Mining Museum
- Address
- Benham, Kentucky
- Phone
- (606) 848-1530
- Website
- The listed website appears to be offline (checked Oct 2026).
About Kentucky Coal Mining Museum
The Kentucky Coal Museum is a heritage center located in Benham, Kentucky. Its focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky, featuring specific exhibits on the company towns of Benham and neighboring Lynch. It is housed in a former company store that was built by International Harvester in 1923. In June 1990, the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce purchased the building for the future site of the museum. After receiving additional grants from the state of Kentucky, the museum opened in May 1994.
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- Founded
- 1994
- Annual visitors
- 30K
- 30,000
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 13 miles of Kentucky Coal Mining Museum; the closest, Appalachian Archive, is about 2.6 miles away.
