Stone, Kentucky

Stone, Kentucky

Stone is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1912. Stone was a mining community named for Galen Stone, head of the Pond Creek Coal Company which was based in Stone. In 1922 the Pond Creek Coal Company was sold to Fordson Coal Company, which was a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. In 1936 Fordson sold the mine at Stone to Eastern Coal Company.

References

* [http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-stone.html University of Kentucky, Kentucky Atlas and Gazateer entry]
* [http://www.coalcampusa.com/eastky/eastky.htm CoalCampUSA.com entry on Eastern Kentucky coalfields incl. photos of Stone]


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