Английская Википедия:Fiddle Bow, Kentucky
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Fiddle Bow is an unincorporated community located in southwest Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.[1] It was populated as early as 1913.[2] The town takes its name from a black oak tree that once lived in the area that had the appearance of a violin bow. A notorious highwayman, Micajah Harpe (AKA Big Harp), one of the Harpe brothers, was reputedly executed in the area.[3]
Mining and resource-extraction activity
Fiddle Bow was home to an underground coal mine owned by the Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Company. As of 1980 it had a production capacity of 250,000 tons a year.[4] A strip mine was also located at Fiddle Bow with a production tonnage of 11,767 tons in 1980.[5]
In 1986 water from an old mine created what locals dubbed the "Fiddle Bow Geyser", with water spraying more than 50 feet in the air from a vent pipe.[6]
Oil was discovered at Fiddle Bow in 1968.[7]
References
Шаблон:Hopkins County, Kentucky
Шаблон:HopkinsCountyKY-geo-stub
