Hecla, Kentucky
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.
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.