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Category Archives: Breathitt County
Harmon (Bush) Colley
Soldier of the Week
Harmon (Bush) Colley
6th Kentucky Cavalry
United States Army Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Civil War, Military, Murder, Union Army
Tagged 6th Kentucky Cavalry, Bush Family, Civil War, Colley Family, Colly Family, Moore Family, Neace Family, Union Army
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Sawdust and Baseball: Whick, Kentucky
A brief look at Whick, Kentucky – 1998. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Breathitt County, Industry, Sports, Timber
Tagged Allen Family, Breathitt County, Lumber, Sawmill, Strong Family, Whick
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Jackson’s 1918 Eclipse
Breathitt County has experienced many solar and lunar eclipses. The last big event here was in 1918. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Jackson
Tagged Jackson, Breathitt County, World War I, Sewell Family, Eclipse, Solar
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Brack Haddix
Soldier of the Week
Brack Haddix
38th Military Police Company Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Military
Tagged 38th Military Police, Breathitt County, Military
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Dickey Eulogized a Jackson Matriarch
Dr. John J. Dickey wrote a moving eulogy for Arminta W. Cardwell after her funeral in 1891. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Women, Religion
Tagged Breathitt County, Cardwell Family, Combs Cemetery, Jackson, John J. Dickey, Watkins Family
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Keenis Farrow Crawford
Solider of the Week
Keenis Farrow Crawford
Three Forks Battalion
Kentucky State Troops Continue reading
William Greenberry Jones
Soldier of The Week
William Greenberry Jones
13th Kentucky Cavalry
Confederate States Army Continue reading
Money, Marriage, and Dynamite
A scheme to blow up the Breathitt County Courthouse to inherit $40,000 with a fake marriage in 1927 is foiled by a nosy telegraphy operator and a big mouth. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Jackson, Laws
Tagged Bach Family, Breathitt County, City of Jackson, Hatton Family, Indictment, Jackson, Nelson Family
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Two Killed in Sewer Accident
Two Jackson Sewer and Water Plant employees died in a tragic accident in 1972, but important lessons were learned. Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Breathitt County, Jackson, Kentucky River, Tragedy
Tagged Accident, Breathitt County, Flood, Frazier Family, Goff Family, Jackson, Sewer
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Breathitt’s Oldest Vet Dies
Wilson Edgar Terry was Breathitt County’s last surviving veteran of the Spanish American War. He died on February 15, 1968. Continue reading
Bookie on the Trail 