McCreary County Museum
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The McCreary County Museum, is housed in the former Stearns Coal and Lumber Company corporate headquarters in Stearns, Kentucky
. The museum preserves and displays the area's history from the Indian
and pioneer
times towards its peak at the height of the coal
and lumber
industry boom. The exhibits include significant coverage of Appalachian life in McCreary County.
The museums is adjacent to the depot of the Big South Fork Scenic Railway
, a heritage railroad.
Stearns, Kentucky
Stearns is a census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census. It was founded by Justus Smith Stearns.-Geography:Stearns is located at ....
. The museum preserves and displays the area's history from the Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
and pioneer
American pioneer
American pioneers are any of the people in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. The term especially refers to those who were going to settle any territory which had previously not been settled or developed by European or American society, although the...
times towards its peak at the height of the coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
and lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
industry boom. The exhibits include significant coverage of Appalachian life in McCreary County.
The museums is adjacent to the depot of the Big South Fork Scenic Railway
Big South Fork Scenic Railway
The Big South Fork Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad in Stearns, Kentucky.The route runs for 16 miles through lush countryside in the Appalachian Mountains. Live music usually precedes train departures. The terminus is the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area...
, a heritage railroad.