Benham, Kentucky: “The Little Town That Coal Built” | Real Appalachia Join us as we explore Benham, Kentucky, one of Harlan County’s most fascinating and best-preserved coal camp towns. Tucked deep in the Cumberland Mountains near the Virginia border, Benham was founded in the early 1900s by International Harvester as a model coal town complete with sturdy homes, a grand company store, and community buildings that still stand today. In this video, we walk the streets of this remarkable town and

Old Coal Town Left Devastated By Flooding In Appalachia: Seco, Kentucky Seco was once part of the South East Coal Co. in Letcher County, Kentucky and dates back to 1915. Like so many old coal towns, Seco has struggled in recent years due to population drop and economic struggles but flooding has really made things so much more difficult for these folks. In this video, we take a look at one of the best company stores still standing and a vital piece of Appalachian coal history. | Real Appalachia

Chevrolet, Kentucky: A Coal Camp Frozen in Time | Real Appalachia Today we head into the mountains of Harlan County to visit Chevrolet, Kentucky, a former coal camp with a story every bit as rugged as the hills that surround it. Tucked deep in the Clover Fork valley, Chevrolet was once a bustling company town built around the mines that powered Harlan’s early boom years. In this video, we take a close look at what remains of the old camp, its layout, its connection to the Louisville & Nashville