Monthly Archives: November 2024

John Dale

Posted on November 23, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John Dale
147th Infantry
World War I Casualty Continue reading →

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John Wesley Huff

Posted on November 15, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John Wesley Huff
Company D, 47th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army, Civil War Continue reading →

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Wreck Killed Five From Breathitt

Posted on November 13, 2024 by sdbowling

Five members of a Breathitt County family were killed in a tragic train crash in 1912. Learn more about the accident that claimed the Chaney family of Haddix. Continue reading →

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Breathitt’s First Modern Deer Hunt

Posted on November 8, 2024 by sdbowling

Deer hunting was ended by the Kentucky Legislature in 1916 and would not return for 40 years until 1956. Learn about Breathitt’s first modern deer hunt. Continue reading →

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Cornwallis Irvine Pugh

Posted on November 7, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Cornwallis Irvine Pugh
Company G, 45th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army
Civil War Continue reading →

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