Vicco
County:
Camp Status:
Begin Year:
1924
End Year:
1943
Post Office Address/Status:
Operated 1923-present
Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.215700000000
Longitude: -83.061600000000
Longitude: -83.061600000000
History:
Vicco takes its name, like many other former coal camps and towns, from the coal company that established the town: Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company. The town still exists today, and it should be noted that in 2013, it became the smallest municipality in the United States to adopt a town ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/us/vicco-kentucky-passes-ban-on-gay-bias.html
-submitted by Ivy Brashear on 4/10/2014
