Charles Allen Ballou of Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky was born on February 14, 1932, and died at age 79 years old circa June 4, 2011 at Bill Moore Branch, in Kona. Charles Ballou was buried at 619 HWY 2034, in Whitesburg.
Photos of the harsh living and working conditions of miners and prospectors and of the men who endured this life.
The lives of miners and prospectors involved grueling, backbreaking, and dangerous work with long hours and low pay. Especially in coal mining: workers and their families lived in company housing, sh...