Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Hecla is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It was also called Hechla.
Hecla began as a company town where the workers of a mine operated by the Hecla Coal and Mining Company lived. The first mine opened there in 1873.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 136. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
