CANNEL CITY
Cannel City in 1910
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The High School was built on the hill in the left of the picture, this was Picnic Hill.
Cannel City, once a town on it's own. Had a population of 1,000 to 1,500 people, hundreds of houses, a high school, bank, commissary, roller rink,  bowling alley, pool hall, hotel, movie house, church, private grocery stores, its on gas company-Cannel City Gas Company, its own Cannel City Telephone company, a recreation club, oil wells, the Kentucky Block Cannel Coal Company and the O&K railroad.
During a span of about 20 years Cannel City rose from Caney Valley to be one of the largest towns in Morgan County, and one of the largest company operations in the entire state of Kentucky.
One of the largest social events of the year were the 4th of July picnic and the Sun Bros. Circus.
Cannel City High School was organized by the coal and railroad companies. It was an independent school,  built in 1908 on Picnic Hill. Originally a two year high school that at times had as many as 4-500
students. It later became a 4 year school and in 1929 became a county school.
Cannel Cities Hotel was the Hotel Delancy, named after W. Delancy Walbridge, President of the coal company.
The company doctor was Dr. J.D. Whiteaker, a local boy, who was later elected to the State Senate for the 34th district and relected in 1921. He practised in Cannel City until 1940 when he retired. He died in 1942.
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