Author Archives: sdbowling

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About sdbowling

Director of the Breathitt County Public Library and Heritage Center in Jackson, Kentucky.

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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John P. Gum

Posted on October 29, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John P. Gum
5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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Woodrow Wilson Hays

Posted on October 24, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Woodrow Wilson Hays
United States Army Continue reading →

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The End of Cood

Posted on October 3, 2024 by sdbowling

Cood Bowling took a lethal dose of morphine in the Breathitt County Jail allegedly to stop the ghost of his victim from visiting. Learn more about this little remembered Breathitt County tragedy. Continue reading →

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James Epperson Jackson

Posted on October 2, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
James Epperson Jackson
10th Kentucky Cavalry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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Cornelius Bowman

Posted on September 27, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Cornelius Bowman
Company C, Three Forks Battalion
Kentucky State Troops Continue reading →

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Nada Tunnel Opens

Posted on September 20, 2024 by sdbowling

For more than 113 years, the Nada Tunnel served as a gateway to the Red River Valley and the rich natural resources that lay beyond. Continue reading →

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Edward Moss Gatliff Dies

Posted on September 13, 2024 by sdbowling

Edward M. Gatliff served Kentucky in a variety of roles but none more important than his time on the Kentucky Highway Commission. Continue reading →

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