Fiddle Bow, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°16′18″N 87°39′29″W / 37.27167°N 87.65806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Hopkins |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 507993 [1] |
Fiddle Bow is an unincorporated community located in southwest Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. [2] It was populated as early as 1913. [3] The town takes its name from a black oak tree that once lived in the area that had the appearance of a violin bow. A notorious highwayman, Micajah Harpe (AKA Big Harp), one of the Harpe brothers, was reputedly executed in the area. [4]
Fiddle Bow was home to an underground coal mine owned by the Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Company. As of 1980 it had a production capacity of 250,000 tons a year. [5] A strip mine was also located at Fiddle Bow with a production tonnage of 11,767 tons in 1980. [6]
In 1986 water from an old mine created what locals dubbed the "Fiddle Bow Geyser", with water spraying more than 50 feet in the air from a vent pipe. [7]
Oil was discovered at Fiddle Bow in 1968. [8]