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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22ZV_john-paul-riddle_Pikeville-KY.html
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Aviation pioneer graduated from Pikeville College Academy in 1920.
Flew plane under Pikesville's Middle Bridge on July 4, 1923.
Trained as a pilot in US Army, he & T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Flying School in Cincinnati,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PCN_russel-fork-overlook_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
Russell Fork originates at the confluence of a
number of small streams near Council
Virginia. Typical of the Appalachian Plateau,
the river valley is narrow and V-shaped. Flash
floods are not uncommon. Major tributaries
are McClure River and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OQ1_elkhorn-citys-railroads_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
Two major railroads, C&O from north and Clinchfield from south, connected at Elkhorn City, Feb. 8, 1915, opening up trade from Ohio Valley to South Atlantic Region. Elkhorn City became important railroad town. Trains went thorugh several times a d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM125I_pike-co-courthouse-and-jail_Pikeville-KY.html
Courthouse erected 1888-89 by McDonald Bros.; later renovated 1932-33. Here was scene of Hatfield clan trials for murders of Tolbert, Randolph, Jr., Pharmer, Alifair, and Calvin McCoy. The defendants lodged in adjacent jail; found guilty and sente…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11TV_site-of-randolph-mccoy-house_Hardy-KY.html
House was located on Blackberry Fork of Pond Creek. It burned Jan. 1, 1888, during a Hatfield raid. Two of Randolph's children, Alifair and Calvin, were killed in attack; their mother Sally was badly injured. Randolph and other children escaped. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYAC_pikeville-collegiate-institute_Pikeville-KY.html
Established by the Presbyterian Church. Building erected, 1889. The brick was fired on the site, using clay from nearby riverbank. Structure served as school, chapel, and community center for many years. Designated on National Register, 1974; used…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY79_mccoy-house_Pikeville-KY.html
After Hatfields burned the McCoy home, January 1, 1888, Randolph and Sarah McCoy never returned to Blackberry Creek. Governors of Ky. and West Va. urged Hatfields and McCoys to move away from each other. McCoys purchased house near river bank on E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY74_hog-trial-site_McCarr-KY.html
In the fall of 1878, Randolph McCoy brought charges against Floyd Hatfield for stealing one of his hogs. The resulting trial occurred here and was presided over by the local justice of the peace, Preacher Anderson Hatfield. Preacher Anderson was D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY70_hog-trial-election-fight_McCarr-KY.html
(obverse)In 1873 Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing his hog. A trial followed, presided over by Reverend Anderson Hatfield, justice of the peace. To be fair, the jury consisted of six Hatfields and six McCoys. One witness, William S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6Z_pawpaw-tree-incident_McCarr-KY.html
This episode is result of August 1882 election-day fight. Tolbert, a son of Randolph McCoy, exchanged heated words with Ellison Hatfield, which started a fight. Tolbert, Pharmer and Randolph McCoy Jr. stabbed Ellison to death. Later the three brot…