Gary Wallace and Ben Stearns load wood to be burned in ovens. Working in the Kingsford charcoal plant are eight men who work 4-hour shifts. They arrive for work clean and leave looking like they’ve been in the dirtiest coal mines.The Fairfield Cemetery sits atop a hill overlooking Clinton County.James Hall walks into Albany to buy groceries, as he has done for 30 years.Ben Stearns packs dirt around the door of an oven to make it air-tight.Ben Stearns leans on his ever-present shovel as he watches charcoal being ground into powder.Dirt and soot line the wrinkles on Ben Stearns’ face and neck.Early morning view of a farm in Clinton County.A road sign marks the way from Albany to Dale Hollow Lake.
