The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Pikeville, Kentucky

This Cantrell research just keeps getting bigger.

Pileville and Pike County, Kentucky.

Pikeville, population 6,295, has been named as one of the top 100 small towns in which to live. Both the town and county are named for Zebulon Pike.

Col. James A. Garfield was commissioned a brigadier general here in January 1862.. He later became president.

This is the center for the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

Pike County is the very eastern-most county in the state.

Don'tShoot,Mr.Hatfield. --Old B-Runner