Tourism in Van Lear
Kentucky.
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AWARD WINNING PUBLICATION
"THE BANKMULE"
Printed exclusively in Van Lear, Kentucky.
Ms. Debbie "Burton" Music - Editor & Ms. Tina S. Webb - Assistant Editor
Fill Out Your Membership/Subscription Application Here !
To submit an article or a photo email thebankmule@yahoo.com
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Visit
the original chilhood home of
Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle,
Peggy Sue and Jay Lee Webb.
 In the central section of the town is a minipark that features a retired C&O Railway Caboose  The museum is located at 78 Miller's Creek Road in the build ing formerly occupied by the Consolidation Coal Company  The museum gift shop is a very familar place to those who grew-up in Van Lear in the 1950's and 60's. In the late 1940's a resturant / store was opened in the basement level of the Consolidation Coal Company's Miller's Creek Division Headquarters. The resturant was operated by Richard "Icky" Wetzel  The exhibits include : A collection of mining emplements, a recreation of a doctor's office, a large collection of Van Lear School related memorabilia, a model of a large section of the town as it appeared during it's "boom years", a 1950's store, and many other exhibits.
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