Garrett, Floyd County, KY (2019)

04 Monday Mar 2019

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Appalachia, Ballard, coal, Elkhorn Coal Company, Floyd County, Garrett, history, Kentucky, photos, Prestonsburg

Located 13 miles south of Prestonsburg, Ballard Post Office was established here in 1910. 27 February 2019

The Elkhorn Coal Company established a town on the site about 1914 and named it Garrett after John and Robert Garrett, two Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers. 27 February 2019

Garrett, Floyd County, KY. c.1915 Photo credit unknown.

Garrett, Floyd County, KY. 27 February 2019

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