The Chattanooga Daily Times headline on Tuesday, July 21, 1891, ‘The Coal Creek War the Sole Topic of Discussion Yesterday’, reflected the impact of the regional conflict between coal miners, prison ...

ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (WATE) — A rich history of a bygone era in Anderson County is on display in the town of Rocky Top, originally known as Coal Creek. A unique museum shows what life was like when coal ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mountaintop removal coal mining will not be banned in Tennessee, at least not for now. A bill proposing to stop the practice failed in a state senate committee today.The legislation ...

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The armed conflict between coal miners and coal mine owners was triggered by the owners’ decision to replace private labor, i.e., the miners, with contracted convict laborers furnished by the ...