INTRODUCTION OF OUR OSM SUMMER
WATERSHED INTERN
Emily McCue, an environmental engineering student at University
of Tennessee-Chattanooga, will be assisting us this summer on our projects in
Coal Creek. In her application to OSM, Emily described herself as follows:
"I grew up in Harlan, Kentucky, and like Loretta Lynn, I
can call myself a coal miner's daughter. I have seen beautiful mountain
landscapes flattened over the course of a week. I have seen streams so
clouded with silt that trout lay suffocating on the banks. I have seen
White Christmases turned black by excess particulate matter in the air.
Through all this, however, I have remained true to my roots and to my
livelihood: coal. It is my hope that with a degree in Environmental
Engineering I can help the miners of Appalachia strike a balance with nature and
discover the fine line of sustainability. I believe that this background,
accompanied with a passion for the land and a passion for writing, will allow me
to become an asset to any internship."
On May 12, 2001, Emily and her CCWF Supervisor, Carol Moore,
toured Coal Creek to learn about the history and scenic beauty of the watershed,
meet some of the residents, and see our projects. Here are some of the
things Carol and Emily saw and did:
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|
 Iron-laden
discharge form the abandoned Knoxville Iron Company Mine where convict
laborers worked during and before the Coal Creek War of 1891 to 1892. |
 Visit
with Mr. Owen Bailey at the Fraterville Itinerant Cemetery |
 Visit
with CCWF Board Member Rosemary Phillips and her granddaughter Keela to
discuss flooding problems. They also visited with Della and Rev. Roy
Daugherty to discuss flooding, the Briceville People's Clinic that needs
to be reopened, and the promise of the future...the students at Briceville
School. They met Tammy Bolinger in Briceville and were asked to
remember a resident of Tennessee Hollow in their prayers who has cancer. |
 Trenches
around the site of Fort Anderson, built by the state militia during the
Coal Creek War. |
 Drummond
Bridge where the State militia hung Dick Drummond during the Coal Creek
War. |
 Miners'
Circle in Leach Cemetery where miners killed in the Fraterville (1902) and
Cross Mountain (1911) mine disasters are buried. |
 Briceville
Community Church and Cemetery where miners killed in the Fraterville and
Cross Mountain mine disasters are buried. |
Iron-laden
discharge form the abandoned Knoxville Iron Company Mine where convict
laborers worked during and before the Coal Creek War of 1891 to 1892.
Visit
with Mr. Owen Bailey at the Fraterville Itinerant Cemetery
Visit
with CCWF Board Member Rosemary Phillips and her granddaughter Keela to
discuss flooding problems. They also visited with Della and Rev. Roy
Daugherty to discuss flooding, the Briceville People's Clinic that needs
to be reopened, and the promise of the future...the students at Briceville
School. They met Tammy Bolinger in Briceville and were asked to
remember a resident of Tennessee Hollow in their prayers who has cancer.
Trenches
around the site of Fort Anderson, built by the state militia during the
Coal Creek War.
Drummond
Bridge where the State militia hung Dick Drummond during the Coal Creek
War.
Miners'
Circle in Leach Cemetery where miners killed in the Fraterville (1902) and
Cross Mountain (1911) mine disasters are buried.
Briceville
Community Church and Cemetery where miners killed in the Fraterville and
Cross Mountain mine disasters are buried.