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Land bought by John C.C. Mayo and sold to Consolidation Coal Co. was developed into a town and coal mines. The coal company laid out streets and built houses, stores, a hospital, churches, and schools. The town was named for Geo. C. Jenkins, a promoter and Baltimore banker. The railroad reached Jenkins about 1912. With Consolidation’s 14 tipples, Letcher Co. was the largest coal producer in Kentucky in 1916.
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Jenkins, Kentucky · United States
