Coal Creek Motor Discovery Trail

Anderson

Relive the history and explore the scenic mountains and streams of Coal Creek by traveling this new trail. Discover how the Coal Creek miners helped end the State's Convict Lease System by starting the Coal Creek War and how the town survived two of the largest mining disasters in the world. The trail will take you from Militia Hill where the miners fought against the Tennessee Militia to the collapsed mines to where the miners are buried under their headstones engraved with their farewell messa

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