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![]() Date: 2006-01-24 12:09:40Geography of the United States Cross Mountain Mine disaster Coal Creek War Fraterville Mine disaster Coal Creek Tennessee State Route 116 Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary Knoxville Iron Company United Mine Workers Tennessee Anderson County Tennessee Knoxville metropolitan area | Source URL: web.knoxnews.comDownload Document from Source WebsiteFile Size: 103,56 KBShare Document on Facebook |
![]() | After the Civil War, prisons in the South overflowed. Southern states enacted the "convict lease system" which turned prisoners from liabilities into assets by leasing them to work in mines, plantations, and railroads. TDocID: Cvtg - View Document |
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