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        Constable W.P. Damron
        Constable W.P. Damron
        Constable W.P. Damron Pike County Constable’s Office, Kentucky. End of Watch: Saturday, June 21, 1930
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        BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY
        BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY
        BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY
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        PIKEVILLE NATIONAL BANK
        PIKEVILLE NATIONAL BANK
        PIKEVILLE NATIONAL BANK-THE FIRST 79 YEARS October 9, 1930. Pike County News Pikeville National Bank, Main Street Front. From the Wellman Collection
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        THE DAY & NIGHT NATIONAL BANK OF PIKEVILLE
        THE DAY & NIGHT NATIONAL BANK OF PIKEVILLE
        The Day and Night Bank of Pikeville National  It is after dark. You have just gotten off of work and need to make a bank deposit in order to “beat” a check. However, there is one problem. It is past 4 p.m. and the bank is closed. Use: the automatic
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        Auger Mining In Eastern Kentucky
        Auger Mining In Eastern Kentucky
        Auger Mining Auger mining is done with a giant machine that operates horizontally as does a brace-and-bit. It bores into the coal seam with bits ranging in size from 2 to 7 feet in diameter, forcing out the coal as a brace-and-bit forces out wood curls when boring into wood.This
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        North American Land Company
        North American Land Company
        Eastern Kentucky For Sale 1795
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        Union Regular Baptist Church
        Union Regular Baptist Church
        Church Minutes Ledger April 1879 September 1879 November 1879 December 1879 May 1880 June 1880 July 1880 September 1880
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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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