An edition of Bell County, Kentucky: a brief history
(2009)
Bell County, Kentucky
a brief history
by Tim Cornett
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Table of Contents
Early residents
Walker enters Kentucky
Walden, Finley, and Boone
The Wilderness Road
Early settlements
Kentucky becomes a state and Cumberland Ford
The Civil War : the tragedy of Cumberland Ford
Josh Bell County formed
Cumberland Ford thrives : Middleborough begins
Mining and railroads come to county
Pineville incorporated
Middlesborough : tent city to magic city
Boom and then bust
Surviving the bust and the first legal hanging
Coal creates new boom
Growth continues
Mine accidents and economic woes
Improving roads and the last hanging
World war brings another boom
Education improves in the '20s
Hollywood comes to Bell County and the first park is created
The Crash, Kettle Island mine disaster, and union trouble
The Depression, a female sheriff, and chaining the rock
Battle of Fork Ridge and world war
Tragedy and disaster
On to fame and fortune
Radio stations and national park
Broadform deeds and strip mining
Rhodes, Yeary, and Job
Flood and floodwall
Closing the twentieth century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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