The first building on the left in the beginning of your video was a school. The second building on the left was the old bath house for coal miners. My brother was one of the last two babies born in that building back in 1974. They turned that building into a hospital. I grew up in cumberland ky my dad was a coal miner. It was a booming little town back when me and my brother was born. I was born in 1977 and I wish my son would of grown up there. If you get a chance you would like the tour of coal mine you seen. It’s a beautiful little town from cumberland through benham and lynch. Thanks for the video it brought back some memories
This is one of my favorite places in the world. You can actually go inside the engine and the caboose, and actually if you follow the walking trail in front of the train up to the giant tipple, there’s an old abandoned break sled railroad car buried underneath, and the inside of the tipple is very historic!
Another fascinating small town. I had not heard of Lynch until I saw this video. I think our country lost something when a lot of those small towns starting withering away. Thanks for the short tour of Lynch.
Hi Coyote family!!! Pretty town. That church is beautiful! Interesting history and that was alot of people it employed back then. Whoo that water was sure moving! Nice engine & caboose. Hope y'all are having a good evening. God bless. 😊👍❤
My great grandparents came to lynch with my grandpa and 2 siblings from Italy. They then had 3 more children there in the 1920s. They moved to columbus ohio in the 1930s.
I remember that my small church group was the only one there at that time, so us few children that came along had the run of the place. They people who ran it were so nice! On one floor each room was a different theme! Since it was the old hospital you can imagine what kind of scary ghost stories ran through our heads at night! All us kids stayed in one room together but I’m pretty sure we all wanted to go cuddle in our moms beds a few time 😂. Thank goodness for big sisters to calm our nerves and tell us funny stories about cows instead!
My father (Dallas Ballou) was born there in 1936 and lived there until he was 13 then they moved to Loyall. The building you were asking about up by the old church use to be the Lynch hospital.
I grew up in that area and lived there until I went into the military at age 19. 1970 til 1989. Lot of memories. My Papaw and Dad both worked in the mines. The large building on the left before the boathouse was the coal mines company store. When I was young and long after it had closed they opened up a skating rink on the second floor. It had wooden floors and it was a very large skating rink, went there many weekends. The white building on the hill before and behind the bathhouse was a clinic in the 80s.
You should’ve stopped in at Lamp House Coffee. The folks there are super nice and the coffee’s wonderful! It is named after the fact that it was the lamp house for the coal miners back in the day. (I’m not sure if that means they bought lamps there or if that’s just where the mine kept them.)
A company town, is America the company, we the workers in the company town. Got a company store, we can get credit, and they tell us what we can or cannot do, amazing
I WAS BORN IN LYNCH HOSPITAL IN 1946. ATTENDED LYNCH METHODIST CHURCH. MOVED TO MICHIGAN WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN PORTAL 31 MINE AT THE SAME TIME OF MY BIRTH. MY DAD ALSO WORKED IN THE MINES IN LYNCH. WE LIVED ON LYNCH GAP RD.
@@IgnitedCoyote IF YOU PURSUE ANY OF THE HISTORY OF THE MINERS WHO DIED THERE, MY GRANDFATHER WAS GEORGE HOMER GOSS. LOTS OF GOSS PEOPLE FROM THAT AREA. THANKS FOR YOUR APPRECIATION.
@@danflock1161 HI DAN, NICE TO TO MEET YOU. I WILL BE 75 YEARS OLD ON APRIL 2, BUT HAVE BEEN IN MICHIGAN SINCE I WAS FIVE. I DO REMEMBER A LOT OF NAMES OF PEOPLE FROM DOWN THERE BUT MANN ISN'T FAMILIAR. YES, THE GRANDFATHER I SPOKE OF, KILLED IN PORTAL 31 WAS GEORGE GOSS.. YOUR FOLKS MAY KNOW THE NAME.
My family and I visited portal 31 many years ago while in the area for a family reunion. God bless the coal miners and their families. Do you know if Lynch was what the movie Harlan County war was about?
The first building on the left in the beginning of your video was a school. The second building on the left was the old bath house for coal miners. My brother was one of the last two babies born in that building back in 1974. They turned that building into a hospital. I grew up in cumberland ky my dad was a coal miner. It was a booming little town back when me and my brother was born. I was born in 1977 and I wish my son would of grown up there. If you get a chance you would like the tour of coal mine you seen. It’s a beautiful little town from cumberland through benham and lynch. Thanks for the video it brought back some memories
Great information, thanks so much for it, I'm going to pin your comment So everybody will be able to read it. thanks again!
This is one of my favorite places in the world. You can actually go inside the engine and the caboose, and actually if you follow the walking trail in front of the train up to the giant tipple, there’s an old abandoned break sled railroad car buried underneath, and the inside of the tipple is very historic!
thanks very much for the information! I will check that out next time I'm up there, sounds like good material for a video.
Another fascinating small town. I had not heard of Lynch until I saw this video. I think our country lost something when a lot of those small towns starting withering away. Thanks for the short tour of Lynch.
I agree. Thanks for watching!
Great video! My mom's side of the family all came from Lynch. She was born there in 1942. Pap was a miner there his whole life.
Another great video! Beautiful time of year, I'd love to go visit this area when the virus dies down. Ya'll take care and thanks!
Thanks for sharing. Gonna have to check out the mine. My grandfather was a miner in Stonega Va
Hi Coyote family!!! Pretty town. That church is beautiful! Interesting history and that was alot of people it employed back then. Whoo that water was sure moving! Nice engine & caboose. Hope y'all are having a good evening. God bless. 😊👍❤
My great grandparents came to lynch with my grandpa and 2 siblings from Italy. They then had 3 more children there in the 1920s. They moved to columbus ohio in the 1930s.
That's a great family history, thanks for sharing it with us!
was the stone used in the builings quarried locally is it granite i saw some historic pics and the stone has aged well
See you on the next trip.God bless
I went on a mission trip there years ago. We handed out 100s of shoes to ppl in need. Stayed at Solomon’s Porch!
I remember that my small church group was the only one there at that time, so us few children that came along had the run of the place. They people who ran it were so nice! On one floor each room was a different theme! Since it was the old hospital you can imagine what kind of scary ghost stories ran through our heads at night! All us kids stayed in one room together but I’m pretty sure we all wanted to go cuddle in our moms beds a few time 😂. Thank goodness for big sisters to calm our nerves and tell us funny stories about cows instead!
a very beautiful place
My father (Dallas Ballou) was born there in 1936 and lived there until he was 13 then they moved to Loyall. The building you were asking about up by the old church use to be the Lynch hospital.
Thanks
I grew up in that area and lived there until I went into the military at age 19. 1970 til 1989. Lot of memories. My Papaw and Dad both worked in the mines. The large building on the left before the boathouse was the coal mines company store. When I was young and long after it had closed they opened up a skating rink on the second floor. It had wooden floors and it was a very large skating rink, went there many weekends. The white building on the hill before and behind the bathhouse was a clinic in the 80s.
Thanks for the comment! I love reading and listening to stories about how these small towns in Kentucky was back in their heyday.
Solomons Porch was originally the hospital in town.
My grandpa was a Russian immigrant who worked as a coal miner in Lynch. My mom graduated from Lynch High School in the early 50’s.
You should’ve stopped in at Lamp House Coffee. The folks there are super nice and the coffee’s wonderful! It is named after the fact that it was the lamp house for the coal miners back in the day. (I’m not sure if that means they bought lamps there or if that’s just where the mine kept them.)
Thanks Teresa, we'll check it out.
My grandfather and 3 of his siblings were
born in Lynch.
A company town, is America the company, we the workers in the company town. Got a company store, we can get credit, and they tell us what we can or cannot do, amazing
My wife's grandfather worked that mine in the 1930s and 1940s. A couple of uncles worked there after the war.
I'll bet your wife's grandfather knew my grandfather.
The first building was a school is was called Lynch Colored School
A lot of memories there. When are you going back?
I hope I'll be able to get back in a month or two. there's a lot of good video in that area.
I WAS BORN IN LYNCH HOSPITAL IN 1946. ATTENDED LYNCH METHODIST CHURCH. MOVED TO MICHIGAN WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN PORTAL 31 MINE AT THE SAME TIME OF MY BIRTH. MY DAD ALSO WORKED IN THE MINES IN LYNCH. WE LIVED ON LYNCH GAP RD.
That's an incredible story about your granddad thanks so much for sharing it with us, God bless you!
@@IgnitedCoyote IF YOU PURSUE ANY OF THE HISTORY OF THE MINERS WHO DIED THERE, MY GRANDFATHER WAS GEORGE HOMER GOSS. LOTS OF GOSS PEOPLE FROM THAT AREA. THANKS FOR YOUR APPRECIATION.
@@jenniferbauer16 did you know any of the Mann's? Willis and Johnnye? They were my grandparents.
@@danflock1161 HI DAN, NICE TO TO MEET YOU. I WILL BE 75 YEARS OLD ON APRIL 2, BUT HAVE BEEN IN MICHIGAN SINCE I WAS FIVE. I DO REMEMBER A LOT OF NAMES OF PEOPLE FROM DOWN THERE BUT MANN ISN'T FAMILIAR. YES, THE GRANDFATHER I SPOKE OF, KILLED IN PORTAL 31 WAS GEORGE GOSS.. YOUR FOLKS MAY KNOW THE NAME.
Solomon's porch was an old hospital and now its owned by Meridzo ministries and used as a housing location for people doing the Lords work !
Lynch is where my nana lived
arch minerals and u s steel used to be at lynch the best that i can remember.
I saw tonight where a family member was a Machinist for US Steel there.
Lynch had its very own power supply from the river and the temple was one of the largest in America
That was the hospital.
I Was Born There In 1957 .
Only place I have ever been that had a white school and a black school. Salomon porch was the hospital
Was born there 1958.
Thanks for watching!
My family and I visited portal 31 many years ago while in the area for a family reunion. God bless the coal miners and their families. Do you know if Lynch was what the movie Harlan County war was about?
LONG BUILDING WAS BATH HOUSE.
Who hired the police, and undertaker's ? Control
You do know you could have walk in and thru the train
lynch highschool the hospital and international harvester used to be in lynch.
I taught at the high school in fall 1970