United States / Middlesboro, KY

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Kentucky Historical Marker #0832

Middlesborough. English colony founded in 1886 by Alexander Arthur. Project financed by English company, the American Association, because of timber and rich mineral deposits here. Almost 100,000 mountainous acres in Va., Tenn., and Ky. purchased for the settlement. Town was named for Middlesborough, England. Railroad to Knoxville and Cumberland Gap tunnel built by the company.

Tourist Info. Center, North 20th St., Middlesboro, KY, United States