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Boyd County - 200 Years: A Bicentennial Tribute To Northeastern Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of the Ashland Daily Independent on the history northeastern Kentucky published on July 4, 1976.

Bell County Bicentennial Edition, Middelsboro Daily News

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of Middlesboro Daily News about the history of Bell County, published on July 2 1976

Mason County - Bicentennial Edition, Ledger Inependent

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Ledger Independent about the history of Mason County, Kentucky published on July 2 1976.

Mclean County - Bicentennial Edition, Mclean County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of McLean County News about the history of McLean County, Kentucky published on July 1 1976.

Grayson County - Bicentennial Edition, Litchfield Gazette

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of the Litchfield Gazette about the history of Grayson County, Kentucky published in July 1976.

The Rowan County Trouble: Anatomy Of A Mountain Feud, Stuart Seely Sprague, Mountain Review

Rowan County War Collection

An Article by Stuart Sprague titled "The Rowan County Trouble: An Anatomy of a Mountain Feud, " published in the July 1976 issue of the Mountain Review pages 6 to 9.

Cabell County - Bicentennial Edition, Herald Dispatch

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Herald Dispatch about the history of Cabell County, West Virginia published on February 29 1976

0155: Scrapbook (Bland County), 1880-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Scrapbook (1880-1886) containing poetry and election handbills from Bland County, Virginia.

The Rowan County War: The Anatomy Of A Mountain Fued, Stuart S. Sprague

Rowan County War Collection

Manuscript written by Stuart S. Sprague on the Rowan County War in 1976.

0134: Clendenning Family Papers, 1850-1955, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The collection consists primarily of two groups of letters. The first group were written by Arminda Holiday Clendenning of Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, to her sister Ann Holliday Winder of Iowa, from 1850 until 1867. She writes of local and family news, life in the country, and later, as a young married woman, of her family and her husband’s business. Several letters mention travels and migrations of family and friends to the West.

The second group of letters were written by Robert Joseph Clendenning, grandson of Arminda Clendenning, to his family during the FirstWorld War. He describes his life in …

Harrison County - Bicentennial Edition, Cynthiana Democrat

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Cynthiana Democrat about the history of Harrison County Kentucky published on August 21 1975.

Washington County - Lincoln Heritage Trail, Landmark Community Newspapers Inc

County Histories of Kentucky

Special edition about the Lincoln Heritage Trail and the history of Washington County, Kentucky published in Spring 1975.

Oral History Interview: James A. Harmon, James A. Harmon

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

James A. Harmon was born in 1890 on his grandfather’s farm outside of Red House, WV. Mr. Harmon reminiscences about his childhood growing up on a 350-acre farm. He earned a sixth grade education at a two-room schoolhouse. When he was 14 years old, Mr. Harmon started his career on the river on the Steamer Calvert. During his interview, Mr. Harmon focuses on his varied jobs on many steamboats. Although he performed well in all of his duties, his greatest passion was engineering. He received his engineer’s license when he was 21 years old. In the audio clip provided, …

Lincoln County - Bicentennial Edition, Interior Journal

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial edition of the Interior Journal about the history of Lincoln County, Kentucky published in 1975

Carroll County - Historic Carroll County, Carroll County Chamber Of Commerce, Mary Masterson

County Histories of Kentucky

A brief history of Carroll County, Kentucky published by the Carroll County Historical Society.

Ohio County - Centennial Edition, Ohio County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Centennial edition of Ohio County News about the history of Ohio County, Kentucky published on December 26 1974.

Greenup County - Historic Souvenir Edition, Russell Times

County Histories of Kentucky

Historic Souvenir Edition of Russell Times about the history of Greenup County, Kentucky published on September 15 1974.

La Rue County - Bicentennial Edition, Herald News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of the Herald News about the history of La Rue County, Kentucky published on August 29 1974.

Bath County - Bath County News-Outlook Heritage Edition, 1774-1974, Bath County News-Outlook

County Histories of Kentucky

The heritage edition of the Bath County News-Outlook published in August of 1974 celebrating the history of Bath County, Kentucky from 1774 to 1974.

Bath County - Heritage Edition, Bath County News Outlook

County Histories of Kentucky

Special Bicentennial edition of Bath County News Outlook about the history of Bath County, published in August 1974

Taylor County - Bicentennial Edition, The News Journal

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of The News Journal about the history of Taylor County, Kentucky published on July 25 1974.

Hopkins County - Centennial Edition, Dawson Springs Progress

County Histories of Kentucky

Centennial Edition of Dawson Springs Progress about the history of Hopkins County Kentucky published on July 25 1974.

Fleming County - Bicentennial Edition, Fleming Gazette

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Fleming Gazette about the history of Fleming County published on July 11 1974

Russell County - Bicentennial Edition, Times Journal

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of the Times Journal about the history of Russell County, Kentucky published July 4 1974.

Metcalfe County - Bicentennial Edition, Edmonton Herald News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Edmonton Herald News about the history of Metcalfe County, Kentucky published on June 30, 1974.

Barren County - Bicentennial Edition, Glasgow Daily Times

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Glasgow Daily Times about the history of Barren County published on June 28 1974

Adair County Bicentennial Edition, Columbia Statesman

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Columbia Statesman about the history of Adair County published on June 15 1974.

Adair County - Columbia Statesman Bicentennial Edition, Columbia Statesman

County Histories of Kentucky

The bicentennial edition of the Columbia Statesman published on June 15, 1974 describing the history of Adair County, Kentucky.

Trimble County - Bicentennial Edition, Trimble Banner

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial edition of Trimble Banner about the history of Trimble County, Kentucky published in April 1974

Hart County - Bicentennial Edition, Hart County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Hart County News about the history of Hart County, Kentucky published in March 1974.