Paintsville in Johnson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

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John C.C. Mayo — “Doer” / John C.C. Mayo — “Dreamer”

John C.C. Mayo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jasmine Watson

1. John C.C. Mayo Marker

Doer

Inscription.
Side One
"Doer" Mayo promoted railroads and helped organize banks to assist rail and coal companies. Having gained extensive wealth, he established many religious, educational and financial institutions to help the mountain people. He built his home on this corner, 1904-11, and Mayo Memorial Methodist Church. Mayo State Vocational School had its beginning with the Mayo College.

Side Two
"Dreamer" Mayo (1864-1914) migrated to this county with his family at an early age. He foresaw the wealth in coal and with meager savings from teaching, he and two others bought mineral rights in Johnson Co. Soon his holdings extended throughout the valley. By early 1900s he had interested Eastern capitalists in Big Sandy coal fields; served as primary link in their development.

Erected 1978 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1632.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Education • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1914.

Location. Marker is missing.

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It was located near 37° 48.958′ N, 82° 48.449′ W. Marker was in Paintsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Marker was at the intersection of Third Street (U.S. 40) and Court Street on Third Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 405 Third Street, Paintsville KY 41240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. War on the Big Sandy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); County Named, 1843 (about 700 feet away); Paintsville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Walker Expedition (approx. 0.8 miles away); Morgan’s Last Raid (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jenny (Jennie) Wiley (approx. 5.1 miles away); Harman Station (approx. 5.2 miles away); Samuel May / Samuel May House (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paintsville.

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1. Wikipedia entry for John C. C. Mayo. Excerpt:

Mayo attended subscription schools until he enrolled to Kentucky Wesleyan College in Millersburg. He graduated class of 1879 and began teaching school in Paintsville at the age of 22. ...

During his teaching tenure, Mayo began to buy land and mineral rights in using his teaching salary. He would in turn sell the land or the rights to the land to eastern iron and coal companies at a considerable profit, while convincing them to invest in exploration and mining of the region.

(Submitted on February 24, 2020.)

Marker Missing, Pole Remains image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019

2. Marker Missing, Pole Remains

2. Wikipedia Entry for Mayo Mansion. Excerpt:

The sandstone used in the construction of the exterior of the mansion was cut and shaped at Thomas Jefferson Mayo’s (John Mayo’s father) farm, which was located across Paint Creek. The sandstone blocks were then transported across the valley from his father’s farm to the construction site on an overhead tram that was ¾ mile long.

(Submitted on February 24, 2020.)

John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864–1914) image. Click for full size.

Source: Anne and Harry M. Caudill Photographic Collection, University of Kentucky, circa 1912

3. John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864–1914)

Mayo Mansion, now Our Lady of the Mountains School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019

4. Mayo Mansion, now Our Lady of the Mountains School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2017, by Jasmine Watson of Paintsville, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Jasmine Watson of Paintsville, Kentucky. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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