Benham, Kentucky: “The Little Town That Coal Built” | Real Appalachia Join us as we explore Benham, Kentucky, one of Harlan County’s most fascinating and best-preserved coal camp towns. Tucked deep in the Cumberland Mountains near the Virginia border, Benham was founded in the early 1900s by International Harvester as a model coal town complete with sturdy homes, a grand company store, and community buildings that still stand today. In this video, we walk the streets of this remarkable town and

Chevrolet, Kentucky: A Coal Camp Frozen in Time | Real Appalachia Today we head into the mountains of Harlan County to visit Chevrolet, Kentucky, a former coal camp with a story every bit as rugged as the hills that surround it. Tucked deep in the Clover Fork valley, Chevrolet was once a bustling company town built around the mines that powered Harlan’s early boom years. In this video, we take a close look at what remains of the old camp, its layout, its connection to the Louisville & Nashville