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

It was February 10, 1945.  Three friends from Jonancy were traveling north on old US 23 where the highway crosses Long Fork.  Palmer “Pell” Little was driving.  His passengers were Burl Osborne and Norman Linzy Hall.  Pell was the son of Dave and Cordelia Little.  Burl was the son of

South Mayo Trail Merchants and Retailers C & W Justice Hardware Bobby Hall Texaco and Wrecker Service Helen’s Floral Shop / The Old Norton Floral Kelly’s Drive-In Huffman Supply Co. your local Southern States dealer owned by Charles Huffman Baby Ritz Drive-In Montgomery Ward At Yorktown Montgomery Ward At Yorktown

The Clinchfield Number One “’Spot” is the oldest regularly scheduled steam engine in the United States. The Number One was originally built by the Logansport, Indiana Shops of the Columbus, Cincinnati and Indiana Central Railroad in April 1882 and was released, with the number #423. It, through various ownerships, became

The Pond Creek Railroad Spur

The steam boat landing is located directly behind the Pike County Courthouse.