Battle of Evarts
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The Battle of Evarts was a 30-minute firefight between anti-union gunmen and striking coal miners on a rural highway near Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky. Four people died in the shooting. The battle
Miners working underground.
Children walking their way through the town of Evarts
Harlan, Kentucky
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Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Harlan had a population of 1,776.
Harlan in 2015
The fifth and present courthouse of Harlan, Kentucky, built from 1918 to 1922
A view of U.S. Route 421 from downtown; the flood wall and Harlan Independent Schools' athletic fields are also visible.
Downtown Harlan during the annual Poke Sallet Festival