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The museum uses the first floor of the 16,000 square foot building to display artifacts, including historic documents, objects, and photographs pertaining to
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winner's uniform and photographs. The second floor and third floors are closed to the public.
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and the Stearns Coal & Lumber Company. A permanent exhibit honoring the life of
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is housed in the former Stearns Coal and Lumber Company corporate headquarters in
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National Register of Historic Places in McCreary County, Kentucky
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Justus Smith Stearns: Founder of Stearns Coal and Lumber Company
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industry boom. The exhibits include significant coverage of
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Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves
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McCreary County Museum is located in Kentucky
McCreary County Museum is located in the United States
Stearns, Kentucky
36°41′57″N 84°28′37″W / 36.69912°N 84.47688°W / 36.69912; -84.47688
McCreary County Museum
Russellville Historic District
ID88002528
Stearns, Kentucky
Southern United States
Indian
pioneer
coal
lumber
Appalachian
McCreary County
moonshine
McCreary County
Wilburn K. Ross
Medal of Honor
Big South Fork Scenic Railway
Southern Railway
Barthell, Kentucky
Blue Heron, Kentucky
Stearns, Kentucky


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