The Hatcher Hotel in Pikeville, built in 1931, contained 106 rooms, all equipped with ice-cold running water. It was erected at a cost of $250,000 and was managed by Hatcher himself. In its spacious lobby was a small museum displaying ox-yokes, ancient hand-made furniture, weapons of bygone days, a huge, old-fashioned fireplace, and utensils used…

PIKEVILLE NATIONAL BANK-THE FIRST 79 YEARS October 9, 1930. Pike County News Pikeville National Bank, Main Street Front. From the Wellman Collection

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 teller machine? No. The year…

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 a continuance of early Virginia…

Bessie Arnold Riddle / Pike County Clerk Paschal Fields Service Station Halls Cash Store

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 was temporarily elected President and…

Ben and Georgia Ratliff (above)

Main Street Branch Est. July 15, 1952. John M. Yost, Vice President and Cashier. South Mayo Branch. Elkhorn City Branch.

Tickets from a time when one of these would allow you to ride the rails from Jenkins down the length of the Big Sandy valley to Ashland.  (Courtesy of Anthony Hawkins)

 A 1905-memo book from Bud Williamson’s General Merchandise Store at Piso, Kentucky.  The pencil notations tell us that not only was Williamson a dry goods merchant, but he also dabbled in the timber business.  With no calculators or computers, a blank memo book from a vendor, a lead pencil, and a sharp storekeeper’s mind made…

Located on the Right Fork of Long Fork

Pikeville Chero-Cola Bottling Co. Pikeville Chero-Cola Bottling Co

Located on Pool Point Curve, near Elkhorn City KY.

Rader Hale’s Harley Davidson Sales, McAndrews KY. Photos Courtesy of Red Robin Stone Heritage Archives.

Second Street, Pikeville Kentucky 1949

Unopened deck of playing cards.

Throughout Pike Counties history there have been several taverns located in different areas of this large County. The majority if not all lodging was usually located at a residence of a citizen living in his own dwelling. It was law in the State of Kentucky and listed in county records that each place of established…

Above is the B.F. Johnson Gasoline Steamboat.

Photo: Rev. Marion Tevis Burris Map 1851