Annual Coal Creek Health Day
2010 and
Briceville Church/Cemetery
Dedication Ceremony
Checking the health
of Coal Creek and
honoring a historic
structure built
by the
Coal Creek miners
22 October 2010
See lots more photos below!
Read Bob Fowler's
story
in the Knoxville News Sentinel
View images from Clinton Courier:
So how big were those fish you sampled today?
Representative Les Winningham
addresses the crowd and expresses
thanks for their support of Coal Creek area
Coal Creek Eisteddfod Literary Competition
winner Skylar Mozingo
assists Barry Thacker in mounting the
National Register of Historic Places plaque
at the base of Briceville Church
The 10th annual Coal Creek Health Day had it all… bug hunts, fish surveys, fly tying, casting lessons, and beautiful weather marked the morning activities when we checked the health of the creek by documenting what lives in it. After lunch, students joined Rep. Les Winningham and descendants of Coal Creek miners to dedicate the listing of Briceville Church and Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places.
In the tradition of the Welsh miners who settled in Coal Creek after the Civil War, Briceville students participated in an Eisteddfod Literary Competition. Briceville student Sklar Mozingo won the competition and presented her winning essay, as did runners-up Noah Lamb and Sydney Campbell.
With so many activities taking place at once, we worried about having enough volunteers. As always, the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited stepped up to the plate, along with our friends from TVA, UT, OSM, and Anderson County’s LEARN Center students who were a HUGE help!
Skylar Mozingo, Sydney Campbell,
and Noah Lamb were winners of the
Coal Creek Eisteddfod Literary Competition
See list of the great volunteers who made the day so educational and fun!
