Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy Marker

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Near Ransom in Pike County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy

By Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

1. Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy Marker

Inscription. Asa Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, was shot in 1865 by the Logan Wildcats. The Wildcats were led by Confederate "Devil Anse" Hatfield. Jim Vance was the suspected leader in the murder, although there was never a conviction. This was the first incident between the two families.

Presented by Pikeville-Pike County Tourism.

Erected 2001 by Kentucky Historical Society – Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2068.)

Location. 37° 33.461′ N, 82° 11.505′ W. Marker is near Ransom, Kentucky, in Pike County. Marker is on Big Blue Springs Road south of State Route 1056, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. About 50 feet south of Route 1056 across the bridge. Marker is in this post office area: Ransom KY 41558, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Hog Trial/Election Fight (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hog Trial Site (approx. 1.7 miles away); McCoy Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of Randolph McCoy House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Pawpaw Tree Incident (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hatfield Cemetery (approx. 14.9 miles away in West Virginia).

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By Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

2. Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy Marker

Taken looking toward Route 1056 on other side of the bridge.

Feud, Hatfield and McCoys

By Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

3. Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 18, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,236 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.