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According to Kentucky Coal Education's website, the Mary Alice mine was opened in 1945, which is a pretty late date for a coal company town. It was named after Mary Jane Buttermore and Ruth Alice Buttermore, the daughters of the founder of the coal company, Harry Buttermore.
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The way the houses all have the same roof really gives Mary Alice, Kentucky, the coal camp look. According to the website mentioned above, Mary Alice Coal Co. closed the mine in 1957.
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I only saw these coal camp houses remaining at Mary Alice. I didn't see any mine ruins, but then again I didn't look too hard, either.
