Tag Archives: Breathitt County

Fowl Stories From 1954

Posted on January 4, 2023 by sdbowling

Two unusual stories from Breathitt County fowl in 1854.

Did they get down or did he complete his necklace? Continue reading →

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Deputy Clemons Emptied Gun Before Dying

Posted on January 3, 2023 by sdbowling

George W. Clemons and several men went to serve an arrest warrant in 1929. Two men were killed and one wounded in the gun battle that followed. A dying Deputy Clemons emptied his gun before he died. Continue reading →

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Oil Found In Breathitt

Posted on January 1, 2023 by sdbowling

The first commercial oil well started producing oil on New Year’s Day 1903. Since then, Breathitt County has experienced numerous oil booms. Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Dance Turns Deadly

Posted on December 31, 2022 by sdbowling

A 1915 New Year’s Eve celebration turned to violence and Hannibal Hurst died as the result. Continue reading →

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Mountains Changed Young Missionary

Posted on December 28, 2022 by sdbowling

Martha Kendall answered the call for workers in the mountains of Breathitt County in 1909. She learned far more than she taught in her time there. Continue reading →

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Billy Herbert Gibbs

Posted on December 26, 2022 by sdbowling

The day after Christmas, 1952, Billy Herbert Gibbs was killed in action in North Korea. The news came to his mother a few days later. Continue reading →

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Tough Men With Soft Hearts

Posted on December 24, 2022 by sdbowling

Brave and highly decorated servicemen from Breathitt County proved they had a soft heart each Christmas. Learn about “Operation Christmas” and its many forms. Continue reading →

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Tragic Young Love Leads To Murder

Posted on December 23, 2022 by sdbowling

Whick Spicer and his wife had been married just a short time. Her lifeless body was found on Cane Creek with three shotgun wounds. Learn of this sad Breathitt County tale. Continue reading →

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Christmas Without Ashford

Posted on December 22, 2022 by sdbowling

A fast-moving train emerged from a tunnel and killed a Breathitt County soldier in May 1917. Ashford Watts became our first casualty of World War I. Continue reading →

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Breathitt’s Christmas Early Customs

Posted on December 21, 2022 by sdbowling

A look at several early Christmas traditions in Jackson. Several are still practiced in the county today, but I don’t know if the local stores still have oysters. Continue reading →

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