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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «johnson county» AND «kentucky»

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By Craig Doda, June 25, 2023
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1 ► Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland — Trail of Fame — Country Music Highway —
Welcome to Boyd County, Kentucky, home of the Judds (the famous mother/daughter Nashville award winning duo). US 23 was named "The Country Music Highway" in 1994 in recognition of the numerous country music stars from the region. In 2002, through . . . — — Map (db m228072) HM

2 ► Kentucky, Pike County, Pikeville — Trail of Fame — Country Music Highway —
Welcome to Pike County, Kentucky, home of Patty Loveless. US 23 was named “The Country Music Highway” in 1994 in recognition of the numerous country music stars from the region. In 2002 through the efforts of Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers and . . . — — Map (db m212048) HM

3 ► Indiana, Johnson County, Franklin — First Cabin in Franklin —
A two room log cabin was built on or near this site in March, 1823 by George King, by whose efforts Johnson County was authorized Dec. 31, 1822 and organized March 8, 1823. King donated land for the county seat and Franklin was founded May 22, 1823. . . . — — Map (db m66838) HM
4 ► Virginia, Tazewell County, Bandy — X-27 — Mathias Harman, Sr. —
Just east of here is the last home site and grave of Mathias Harman, Sr. (1736–1832), early explorer, hunter and Revolutionary War veteran. Harman helped establish the first permanent English settlement in eastern Kentucky in 1755. In 1789 he . . . — — Map (db m89746) HM

5 ► Tennessee, Johnson County, Mountain City — 1A-96 — Roderick Random Butler —
Born in Wythesville, Virginia, April 8, 1827, he came to this county at the age of 14 as a tailor apprentice. During the Civil War, he served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry. First elected in 1867, he was for 10 years a member of . . . — — Map (db m104364) HM

6 ► Kansas, Johnson County, Prairie Village — From Farms to Suburbs: Land in Transition —
Like the majority of Johnson County's landscape, the land around you at Meadowbrook Park has undergone numerous changes over time. Residents' needs and preferences in different eras shaped how the land was used and who used it. In . . . — — Map (db m286644) HM

7 ► Indiana, Johnson County, Franklin — Hendricks Cabin —
Sally and Lewis Hendricks, along with their family, lived in this log cabin around 1830. It was originally located in Needham Township, east of Franklin. The cabin was constructed of poplar, maple, and pine. The Hendricks family lived in this log . . . — — Map (db m289106) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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