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Museum and Log Cabin at Breaks Interstate Park in Breaks, VA (2018)

17 Monday Sep 2018

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Video showcasing regional history. 25 August 2018.

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Hammerstone and Polishing Stone. 25 August 2018.

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Fully Grooved Axe. 25 August 2018.

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Lt. James A. Garfield, Union hero at the Battle of Middle Creek, KY. 25 August 2018.

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Rafting through Breaks Canyon, c.1885. 25 August 2018.

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This photo is labeled: “A Confrontation Between the Hatfields and the McCoys.”

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Moonshine still. 25 August 2018.

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Seed fern fossil, 305 million years old. 25 August 2018.

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Native wildlife. 25 August 2018.

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Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Mom at the cabin. 25 August 2018.

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Moonshine still showing cap, thumping keg, and worm. 25 August 2018.

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Salt kettle cast at Marion, VA, about 1860 and buried to conceal it from Union troops at Saltville, VA, in 1864. 25 August 2018.

“Revolutionary” John Mullins Grave in Clintwood, VA (2018)

15 Saturday Sep 2018

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“Revolutionary John” Mullins, sometimes nicknamed “Buttin’ John,” is buried near the intersection of Mullins Avenue and McClure Street in Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA. To reach his grave, park at Johnson’s Chevrolet on McClure Street and walk up the hill. Signs will direct you to the cemetery. 25 August 2018.

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Up this way. You will pass a residence to the right of the road leading up to the cemetery. 25 August 2018.

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Straight ahead… 25 August 2018.

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Along the way, I found this old gun piece. 25 August 2018.

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John Mullins grave, 25 August 2018. John is the father of “Money Makin’ Sol” Mullins, who settled on North Fork of Big Creek near the Logan-Boone county line of West Virginia.

James P. Mullins Grave and the K.S. Colley Cemetery in Breaks, VA (2018)

11 Tuesday Sep 2018

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View of K.S. Colley Cemetery Road from the K.S. Colley Cemetery in Breaks, Dickenson County, VA. 25 August 2018.

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K.S. Colley Cemetery. 25 August 2018.

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James P. Mullins, once a merchant at Big Branch of Harts Creek in Lincoln County, WV, was involved in the Lincoln County Feud. Photo by Mom. 25 August 2018.

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View of the cemetery from K.S. Colley Cemetery Road. 25 August 2018.

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The K.S. Colley Cemetery is located near the Dickenson-Buchanan county line. 25 August 2018.

Mariah (Vance) Adkins Obituary (1931)

06 Thursday Sep 2018

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Wayne County (WV) News, 2 July 1931. Mariah (Vance) Adkins was born on the West Fork of Harts Creek in present-day Lincoln County, WV. She married Canaan “Cain” Adkins, a preacher, teacher, doctor, and justice of the peace.

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Mariah Adkins grave at Community Memorial Gardens near Wayne, Wayne County, WV. 23 July 2016.

Greenbrier Ghost (2018)

31 Friday Aug 2018

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Greenbrier Ghost historical marker, Sam Black Church, Greenbrier County, WV. 8 July 2018. Photo by Mom. For more about the murder, follow this link: http://www.wvculture.org/history/crime/shuearticles.html

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The Greenbrier Ghost’s grave is located several miles away from the historical marker. 8 July 2018. Photo by Mom. For more about the grave, follow this link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5015852/zona-shue

Bulwark, WV (2017-18)

29 Friday Jun 2018

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Bulwark, located in the head of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV, is reportedly named in connection to a Civil War skirmish that occurred at the mouth of the fork. Bulwark means “fortification, stockade, or wall.” The name does not appear in deeds until after the Civil War. Whirlwind Post Office served this area from 1910 until the 1950s.

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Old school at Bulwark, Logan County, WV. The original Bulwark School, established in 1880, was a one-room framed building. 7 April 2017.

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Waterfall on Bulwark, Logan County, WV. 23 February 2018.

Harts, WV (2018)

03 Sunday Jun 2018

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During the feud, this site hosted Bill Fowler’s store and saloon, as well as the Hart Post Office. During the 1890s, Al Brumfield’s saloon and store was situated here. 24 May 2018.

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Looking up the Guyandotte River from Harts, WV. The mouth of Big Harts Creek is just to the right. 24 May 2018.

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Looking up the CSX (former C&O) Railroad tracks from Harts, WV. This site is part of the old Isaac and Aaron Adkins farm. 24 May 2018.

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Here’s a cramped view of the new Harts PreK-8 School, built on what was once the Paris Brumfield farm. Charley Brumfield’s family owned this property from the 1890s until several years ago. 24 May 2018.

Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace (2018)

28 Monday May 2018

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Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin and Susan are my great-great-grandparents.

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Kirk Homeplace sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin was born in 1862 to Thomas and Elizabeth “Betty” (Maynard) Kirk and was partly raised in Lawrence (later Martin) County, KY. To see Melvin with his father in the 1870 Lawrence County, KY, Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8S9-4LS?i=7&cc=1438024 

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Kirk Cemetery sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin followed his mother to Piney before 1880. To see Melvin in the 1880 Lincoln County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB2-9WFZ?cc=1417683 

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Heading up to the cemetery. 24 May 2018. Melvin was a powerful left-handed timberman. In 1888, he bought a 35-acre farm from Floyd Caldwell.

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Kirk Cemetery Statue, Kirk Cemetery, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin played an important role in the Lincoln County Feud. https://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183 

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Melvin Kirk grave, Kirk Cemetery. 24 May 2018. Photo by Mom. Melvin’s property was assessed in Lincoln County until 1897, when it transferred to Logan County. To see Melvin in the 1900 Logan County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68V3-C77?i=31&cc=1325221 

Dils Cemetery in Pikeville, KY (2018)

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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The Dils Cemetery Sign, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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McCoy Family wreath, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Randolph and Sarah McCoy graves, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Randolph McCoy grave, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Roseanna McCoy grave, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Col. John Dils grave, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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History Marker, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Basil Hatfield grave sign, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Basil Hatfield grave, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

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Sam and Martha McCoy grave, Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, KY. 27 April 2018.

Jack Dempsey (2018)

15 Sunday Apr 2018

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I spotted two Jack Dempsey photos displayed at Sullivan’s Steakhouse during a recent trip to Chicago. Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world from 1919-1926, was partly raised in Logan County, WV. Seeing these old photos made my day! Photo by Carol Howerton. 7 April 2018.

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Cole Kripak, the manager of Sullivan’s Steakhouse, gave these three Jack Dempsey photos to me. Very generous! For more about the restaurant, go here: sullivanssteakhouse.com. Photo by Carol Howerton. 8 April 2018.

Smith Cemeteries on Brier Branch of Harts Creek (2018)

31 Saturday Mar 2018

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Heading up Brier/Briar Branch of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 29 March 2018.

 

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Up we go! 29 March 2018.

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Lower Smith Cemetery. Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch. I counted six graves here. 29 March 2018.

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Lower Smith Cemetery. Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch. 29 March 2018.

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Upper Smith Cemetery. Some records refer to this cemetery as “Brier Branch Cemetery.” Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch at left; Sugar Camp on the right. 29 March 2018.

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Thomas Smith grave. Mr. Smith, a veteran of the Confederate Army, was a native of Tazewell County, VA. 29 March 2018.

Conley Cemetery (2018)

31 Saturday Mar 2018

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Heading up the mountain to the Conley Cemetery, located on a ridge between Smokehouse Fork and White Oak Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. My young guide was a Conley descendant. 26 March 2018.

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Conley Cemetery — beautiful! Several of Garland and Mollie (Farley) Conley’s children are buried here. I descend from two of Mollie’s siblings. 26 March 2018.

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Conley Cemetery. I mapped at least 74 graves. 26 March 2018.

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Conley Cemetery. “Garland Bock Conley section.” 26 March 2018.

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I first heard of Charles Conley in the early 1990s; it was great to finally locate his grave. 26 March 2018.

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I was sure to place flowers at the grave of Charles Conley. 26 March 2018.

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Lee Conley grave. 26 March 2018.

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Garland Bock Conley grave. 26 March 2018.