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Tag Archives: Fire
Siblings Die in Vancleve Fire
Was it murder or just an accident that claimed the lives of two siblings in a Vancleve fire in 1961? Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Disasters, Fire, Frozen Creek
Tagged Banks Family, Breathitt County, Fire, Vancleve, Watkins Family
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Quicksand’s Strong Woman
Rachel Calhoun was a hard-working woman. She raised her two sons by herself and died a sad and tragic death. Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Breathitt County, Fire, Tragedy, Women
Tagged Accident, Breathitt County, Calhoun Family, Cornett Family, Fire, Quicksand Creek
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Corner Lunch Burned
A driver saw the smoke pouring from the back of the Corner Lunch. Within minutes the fire department was on the scene, but a three-hour battle was required to save downtown Jackson. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Fire, Jackson
Tagged Ariel One, City of Jackson, Corner Lunch, Fire, Jackson, Jackson Fire Department, Main Street, Quicksand Fire Department
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What is in the Time Capsule?
Fire destroyed the Methodist Church in 1918.
A time capsule was placed in the cornerstone of the new church in 1922, but what is inside? Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Jackson, Religion, Women
Tagged Breathitt County, City of Jackson, College Avenue, Fire, Jackson, Jackson Fire Department, Methodist Church
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Bookie on the Trail 