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Battle of Pound Gap Civil War

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Disclaimer Map of the Pound Gap from a New York Newspaper. Here at Kentucky Tennessee…

Battle of Pound Gap Civil War

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Disclaimer Here at Kentucky Tennessee Living, we strive to keep this site nonpolitical in nature.…

Letcher Co History

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Our story begins with the original settlers of Kona. Eastern Kentucky was closed to many…

McRoberts

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This is the biography of Brigadier General Samuel McRoberts and why his name was chosen…

Coal Mine Disasters

The December 1907 brought along change. The Bureau of Mines and Health and Safety regulations…

Bloody December 1907 Coal Mine Disasters

The Darr Mine is the third-largest lethal mine disaster in America. In December 1907 there…

Coal Mine Disasters

Fairmont Coal Company had two mines in Monongah, West Virginia. The number 6 and number…

Bloody December 1907 Coal Mine Disasters

December 1907 would mark the bloodiest month in U.S. mining history. There would be five…

Coal Mine Disasters Letcher Co History

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It is with great respect to the widows and families of the 26 men who…