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        Sip Bayes
        Sip Bayes
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        Greasy Creek
        Greasy Creek
        Corrigan / McKinney Steel Company
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        Amos Newsom: Mountain Boy Climbs Success Ladder
        Amos Newsom: Mountain Boy Climbs Success Ladder
        Special thanks to Sandy Newsom for sharing photos of her family. The original story was written by Alice J. Kinder, Mountain Roots, News-Express, July 6, 1883 In 1967 Pike Countians read this astounding news in the newspapers: One of the largest transactions in the recent years of Pike County’s history
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        Pikeville Flood of 1957
        Pikeville Flood of 1957
        January 1957 Flood One of the Worst in History The January 1957 flood dealt Eastern Kentucky a severe blow: it took 12 lives and caused $50 million in damage. The mid-winter flood of 1957 wrought great destruction in the Big Sandy, the Kentucky, and the Cumberland river valleys. At Pikeville
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        1st National Bank of Pikeville
        1st National Bank of Pikeville
        The History of The 1st National Bank of Pikeville 1st National Bank Lobby 1924 The First National Bank of Pikeville began business as a State Bank under the name of the Bank of Pikeville. At the first meeting of the Board of Directors, of September 20, 1888, A. J. Hatcher
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        B.F. Johnson Store Ledger
        B.F. Johnson Store Ledger
        Store ledger dates from 1900 to 1902
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        Hillbilly Days
        Hillbilly Days
        Newspaper Prints Provided by News Express
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        • Long Hunters, Surveyors, and Early Settlers
        • Early Statehood
        • History of the Pike County Courthouse and Jail
        • Cities, Towns, and Communities
        • Ancestry/ Genealogy
        • Pike County Court Proceedings
        • Natural Resources Development
        • Early Industry & Agriculture
        • Transportation
        • Military
        • Education
        • Government & Politics
        • Appalachain Authors
        • Appalachain Artisans and Crafters
        • Entertainment
        • Oral History
        • Business
        • Feuds
        • Religion
        • Health and Medicine
        • Sports and Athlete’s
        • Modern Times
        • Tourism
        • Mountain Women
        • Mountain Men
        • Mountain Youth
        • Pike County Novelties
        • Places of Interest
        • Natural Disasters of Eastern Kentucky
        • Current Events
        • Historical Socials
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        THE FORGOTTEN
        • April 13, 2026
        Legend of Mathias Harman
        • May 5, 2025
        North-East Coal Company / Thealka
        • March 25, 2025
        EASTERN KENTUCKY SALT WORKS
        • March 18, 2025
        Native American Presence From The Clinch Trail
        • February 21, 2025
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