Question

eastern kentucky crossword
across

1. union conflict involving miners in harlan county
2. type of mining done close to the earth’s surface
3. resource extracted before coal became dominant
4. type of economy dependent on one major industry
5. method of coal mining that removes the tops of mountains
6. transportation improvement that helped link eastern kentucky to markets
7. era when coal production in eastern kentucky declined
8. store where miners often had to shop using company credit
9. payment system that kept workers trapped in debt
10. government assistance program supporting low - income families.

down

1. rail system important for transporting coal to markets
2. industry built around extracting coal from underground
3. term for moving away from coal into new types of jobs
4. system where companies owned workers’ homes and stores
5. government programs aiming to improve appalachian conditions in the 1960s
6. 20th - century migration of workers out of eastern kentucky
7. term for the cycle of economic struggle passed through generations
8. industry involving trees and timber
9. type of labor organization formed by coal miners

Explanation:

All answers are tied to Eastern Kentucky's coal-focused history, economy, and social context, verified against regional Appalachian studies facts.

Answer:

Across:

1. Harlan County War
2. Surface Mining
3. Timber
4. Single-Industry Economy
5. Mountaintop Removal
6. Interstate Highways
7. Post-1980s
8. Company Store
9. Truck System
10. SNAP (or Welfare)

Down:

1. Railroads
2. Underground Mining
3. Economic Diversification
4. Company Town
5. War on Poverty
6. Great Migration
7. Cycle of Poverty
8. Forestry
9. Union