Coal Creek
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Coal Creek is the former name of the town now known as Rocky Top in Anderson County, Tennessee, historically associated with coal mining and labor struggles.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former town name
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historical place ⓘ labor conflict ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Appalachian coalfields
NERFINISHED
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Coal Creek War NERFINISHED ⓘ convict leasing system ⓘ miners’ labor rights movement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerNameOf | Rocky Top, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | valley community ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Rocky Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Coal Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEmployment | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryResource | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | mining town ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of early coal labor conflicts in Tennessee ⓘ |
| industry | coal industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal miners
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ labor struggles ⓘ |
| laborHistory |
conflicts between miners and mine operators
ⓘ
opposition to convict labor in mines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anderson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ |
| location |
Anderson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Coal Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | coal resources in the area ⓘ |
| partOf | Anderson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| usedNameUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
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