Bell County Historical Society Museum
Bell County’s memories are on display, including railroad and coal mine artifacts. Museum also features the history and heritage of Southeastern Kentucky.
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Dining & Tasting
Breathitt County War Memorial
Adjacent to the Courthouse, honors all Breathitt Countians who served or paid the supreme sacrifice during the 20th Century. During World War I, this county attained national prominence by filling its quota of service men by volunteers. No men had to be drafted from Breathitt, the only county in the United States with this record.
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Bell Farm Horse Camp
Bell Farm Horse Camp, located on Stearns District of the Daniel Boone National Forest, is a popular place for wagon train riders who come to rest a spell. The nearest hiking and horse trails in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
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Big Sandy Heritage Center
The Big Sandy Heritage Center preserves the history of the Big Sandy Valley. Located in downtown Pikeville, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the properties listed on the downtown walking tour. Antebellum decades, farming, coal, floods, frontier era, transportation, illegal liquor, personalities, moving mountains and the Hatfield & McCoy
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Big South Fork Scenic Railway
We operate on seven miles of historic trackage once owned by the famed K&T Railway. Enjoy wide open vistas, roaring rivers, and the history and charm of Appalachia, as we transport you back in time to our halfway point- the Barthell Coal Camp, the sight of the Stearns Company’s Mines 1 and 2, and, today,
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BitterSweet Cabin Village Museum and Gift Shop
As you tour this village, you will see the four cabin styles found on the Kentucky frontier. These styles include the simple one-room, the two-room, the saddlebag and the dogtrot. Also recognized in these cabins are the different types of notches such as the V, the half-lap and the dovetail. The log cabin became the
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Black Gold Festival
The Black Gold Festival is Kentucky’s second largest festival (the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon/mini-Marathon is the largest). Festival goers can see the Black Gold Bike Show, the Road Hazards Extreme Team Stunt Show, the Black Diamond Street Rod Show, Antique Appraisals, the Ugliest Lamp Contest, a parade, and an assortment of food vendors and arts
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Blair Creek Horse Camp & Resort
Blair Creek Horse Camp and Resort LLC is located at the edge of the beautiful Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in South East, Kentucky. The geographical location of our resort allows access not only to hundreds of miles of horse trails, but hiking, fishing, rafting, rock climbing and mountain biking. We are
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Ashland Cemetery
Ashland Cemetery Company is a historic cemetery located in Ashland, Kentucky in the United States
Blue Heron Mining Community
Blue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is an abandoned coal mining town and was a part of the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company’s past operation. The Blue Heron mines operated from 1937, until December, 1962, when operations were no longer profitable. During that time, hundreds of people lived and worked in this isolated community
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