Relive the history and explore the scenic mountains
and streams of Coal Creek by traveling this new trail. Discover how
the Coal
Creek miners helped end the
State's Convict Lease System by starting the Coal Creek War and how the town
survived two of the largest mining disasters in the world. The trail will take
you from Militia Hill where the miners fought against the Tennessee Militia
to the collapsed mines to where the miners are buried under their
headstones engraved
with their farewell messages written while buried alive in the ruble. Admission
Free.
Relive the history and explore the scenic mountains
and streams of Coal Creek by traveling this new trail. Discover how
the Coal
Creek miners helped end the
State's Convict Lease System by starting the Coal Creek War and how the town
survived two of the largest mining disasters in the world. The trail will take
you from Militia Hill where the miners fought against the Tennessee Militia
to the collapsed mines to where the miners are buried under their
headstones engraved
with their farewell messages written while buried alive in the ruble. Admission
Free.