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As a result of this area of Pine Street not having been platted, the legal descriptions of these <br />properties are not expressed in blocks and lots. Also, the addresses of these properties under <br />Louisville's previous address system appear to have not followed a pattern, making it difficult to <br />use old Louisville directories to identify what families may have lived at 1125 Pine prior to 1940. <br />Charles C. Welch started the first coal mine (the Welch Mine on Empire Road) in the area in <br />1877. Welch and his family members evidently counted on the growth of Louisville, as they <br />purchased property in and around original downtown Louisville and then platted subdivisions <br />that were added to original Louisville, which was platted in 1878. Welch family members <br />owned the Jefferson Place Addition, the Pleasant Hill Subdivision, a number of downtown lots, <br />and this area east of the railroad tracks (owned by Charles Welch's wife, Rebecca Welch). <br />Born in Wisconsin in 1857, William J. Lee moved to Louisville in the late 1890s or early 1900s <br />with his brother, George. They purchased land from Rebecca Welch and platted the subdivision <br />of East Louisville in 1906. This area includes Miners Field and the streets of South, Walnut, <br />Spruce, Park, and Lee between the railroad tracks and today's Highway 42. They appear to have <br />sold the house lots quickly, perhaps because of the proximity of East Louisville to the Hecla, Rex <br />