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        Tavern Keepers and Ferry Boats of Pike County
        Tavern Keepers and Ferry Boats of Pike County
        An early traveler required taverns for overnight lodging, whether it was near the forest trail, up or down the Sandy River these taverns located in Pike County, and in the city of Pikeville, were always welcome pleasures. A place of safety and a place out of the cold. This was
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        John Dils vs Henry May & Others
        John Dils vs Henry May & Others
        The plaintiff, John Dils, Jr., states that the defendants Henry May and David May on the ___________________ day of ___________, 1862 in the county of Pike with force and _____________________ entered the plaintiffs tan yard in the town of Pikeville and took therefrom leather of the value of $2,500.00. The
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        Little Jimmy Sizemore
        Little Jimmy Sizemore
        During the long nights of the Great Depression, the only entertainment was often a battery-powered Atwater-Kent or similar radio.  When dusk came and such major stations as WHAS Louisville boosted their power, families would often tune in to live studio music.  One of the top attractions was the father-and-son team
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        THE METHODIST HOSPITAL OF KENTUCKY
        THE METHODIST HOSPITAL OF KENTUCKY
        Third Annual Bulletin 1931
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        THE SILVER BARN
        THE SILVER BARN
        Halloween Night 1946 The Silver Barn was very popular musical hangout for the local bands and singers. Built originally by local coal operator Fon Johnson. The Silver Barn was located just West of the Intersection of South Mayo Trail (we know today as U.S. 23) and Kentucky state route 611,
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        PAPER FUNERAL HOME FANS
        PAPER FUNERAL HOME FANS
        Bessie Arnold Riddle / Pike County Clerk Paschal Fields Service Station Halls Cash Store
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        ZEIGLER vs RICE – First Part
        ZEIGLER vs RICE – First Part
        INTRODUCTION The Civil War had its roots in animosity, antagonism— call it what you may.  Peace officially came April 1865, but that did not mean that good will and brotherhood were part of the package.  This was especially true along the Big Sandy.  Lawsuits were the order of the day.  Legal complaints were being
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        PIKEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL’S  ROAD TO THE 1952 KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT
        PIKEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL’S ROAD TO THE 1952 KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT
        Read from the pages of THE PIKEVILLE DAILY NEWS The Regionals Begin Meet the Fab 6 Pikeville panthers of 1952 Woodrow Preston Russell Porter Morris Stratton Lee King Ralph Gilliam Ernest Prater Pikeville Basketball Schedule 1951/1952
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        Native American Occupation In Eastern Kentucky
        Native American Occupation In Eastern Kentucky
        During the five months prior to the official establishment of Bourbon County in May 1786, there had been a flurry of activity by fifty or more men in the Fayette land office to make over ninety entries for land in and adjoining the Big Sandy Valley 85 Eleven years later,
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