Museum of the Coal Industry (Lynnville, Indiana)

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If you’re looking for a unique and out-of-the-ordinary museum, this place is it! Built on top of a former coal mine, The Museum of the Coal Industry tells the story of coal miners, the way they lived, worked, and struggled, to make coal mining a safer industry, that paid hard working people a fair wage.

The museum grounds hold an authentic company store, and company owned housing, common from the 1880’s to early 1930’s. It also has “Tinkerbell”, a locomotive that served the Lynnville mine for over 30 years, as well as very large, heavy mining machinery. But most impressively, it has a main museum, with one of the most extensive collection of mining artifacts, in the United States.

The museum curator, Aja Mason (pronounced “Ay-juh”), is a veteran miner, and a wealth of information and mining stories: a true pleasure to talk to. Do stop by and say hello!

THE MUSEUM IS COMPLETELY FREE and operates on donations only. Yet another fun, free, southern Indiana attraction!

DIRECTIONS
Take I-64 to the Lynnville, Indiana exit
Go north on IN-61
After a very short distance, turn left (West) on IN-68
Museum entrance will be on the right side of the road, after about a mile: Look for the big sign!

PHONE
(812) 922-5659

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