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Oak Ridge-based muralist Megan Lingerfelt was moved by the stories of South Cumberland’s coal mining history—how many early plateau residents made a living—as well as those of the miners who are highlighted in the Whitwell/Marion County Coal Miners Museum. She drew inspiration from the local coke ovens and used the oil lamp housed in the Grundy County Historical Society building as her starting point for the design.
The Lantern Light mural was sponsored by Tennessee’s South Cumberland Tourism Partnership, the Grundy County Mayor’s Office, and Tennessee Arts Commission’s FY23 Creative Placemaking grant and managed by DMA Events. Image by Odinn Media
