SHELBYARD, PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY

KEWANEE, KENTUCKY Kewanee Coal Co. would later be known as Kewanee Coal Mining Company, headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky. The little mining community of Kewanee had its very Post Office and Railroad Station. Its President and General Manager was listed as O.P. Chatfield according to the Department of Inspection Mine Report

BIG SHOAL, KENTUCKY James Hatcher Birthday Party The entire population of Big Shoal, Kentucky, turned out for “Uncle Jim” Hatcher’s birthday party on September 22nd, 1919, in front of the company store. The party was attended by many of Hatcher’s Floyd County friends and relatives. Hatcher can be seen in

TALES OF LOST TREASURE have fascinated people through the ages, from Oak Island to the Superstition Mountains.  The valleys of the upper Big Sandy and North Fork of the Kentucky River are no exception.  There is one story of hidden Appalachian riches that has survived for over 250 years.  The