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Jackson Opposed the County’s “Crossing Tax”

In 1911, the people of Jackson were angry that they were having to pay for a bridge that should have been paid off long ago.

The people organized but nothing was done for nearly a decade. That is the saga of Breathitt County’s unpopular crossing tax. Continue reading

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