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        WC Hambley
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        School Census – Colored School
        Effie Waller Smith 1895-1896 1896-1897 Teacher’s Pay 1897-1898 Anual Settlements Shows Alfred Waller (brother of Effie Waller Smith) teaching school.
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        Dr. John A Chadwell
        Dr. John A Chadwell
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        The Breaks Interstate Park
        The Breaks Interstate Park
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        Isaac Little Estate Settlement
        Isaac Little Estate Settlement
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        November 1828 General Election
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        December 1828 General Election
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        The Birth of Pike County, KY
        How the County Got Its Name On December 19th, 2021, the great citizens of Pike County will be celebrating our county’s 200th Birthday. Long before Pike County was formed from a part of Floyd County, there was a great need for the settlers of Upper Levisa and Tug Fork to
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        Fishtrap Construction
        Fishtrap Construction
        A special thanks to the Pike County Library for scanning and preserving these photos. And a special thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers for documenting the construction phases of the Fish Trap Dam.
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        W.O.B. Ratliff
        W.O.B. Ratliff
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