Main Monument, North Side
Dedicated to all Letcher Countians that suffered on the battlefield and homefront during the War Between the States.
President Abraham Lincoln. Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, 1809–1865.
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Company F of the 5th Kentucky Infantry was formed on October 22, 1861 from the men of Letcher County and was commanded by Captain Benjamin E. Caudill. The company called themselves “Caudill’s Army" and was nicknamed “The Yahoos.” They disbanded at . . . — — Map (db m90803) HM
On Highway 805 (Kentucky Route 805) at No. 4 Hill, on the right when traveling south on Highway 805.
Dunham High School opened in 1931 as the only high school for black students in Letcher County. The school educated students from the Jenkins, McRoberts, Fleming, and Haymond areas. Dunham High School remained open until 1964, a decade after . . . — — Map (db m212103) HM
On Highway 805 (Kentucky Route 805) at No. 4 Hill, on the right when traveling south on Highway 805.
In the early 1900s, Jenkins and other coal towns saw an increase in their black populations, as African Americans from the rural South moved to the region seeking work in the coal mines. To segregate the children of these families from the white . . . — — Map (db m212050) HM
On State Highway 3086 at State Highway 2550 when traveling north on State Highway 3086.
Land bought by John C.C. Mayo and sold to Consolidation Coal Co. to develop town and coal mines. Coal company laid out streets, built houses, stores, hospital, churches, and schools. Town named for Geo. C. Jenkins, a promoter and Baltimore banker. . . . — — Map (db m97119) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 805) 0.1 miles east of Lake Side Drive (State Highway 2550), on the left when traveling east.
This Congressional Medal of Honor winner fought in Korean War. Born in Jenkins, June 1918, Second Lt. Kyle in U.S. Army with Co. K, 7th Inf. Regt., 3d Inf. Div. Lt. Kyle rallied his men amid intensive fighting to renew attacks on enemy machine-gun . . . — — Map (db m97121) HM
Near Raven Rock north of U.S. 23, on the right when traveling north.
The Battle of Leatherwood
On October 19, 1962 Captain David J. Claudill, and his men from Company B of the 10th Mounted Rifles were guarding a salt works in Leatherwood, Kentucky. The production of salt was very important to the economy of . . . — — Map (db m304919) HM
Near Raven Rock north of U.S. 23, on the left when traveling north.
On July 28, 2022, a devastating flood occurred within our region, resulting in the loss of 45 lives and countless homes destroyed. This memorial marker is in tribute to the resiliency and resolve of the mountain people. — — Map (db m305099) HM
Near U.S. 23 0.8 miles east of U.S. 119, on the right when traveling west.
Route through here discovered by Christopher Gist, April 1, 1751.
Brig. Gen. Garfield and 700 Union troops forced 500 CSA men from here March 16, 1862 and burned CSA supplies. On last raid in Ky. Morgan’s Raiders dislodged Union forces here . . . — — Map (db m97150) HM
On U.S. 23 west of Raven Rock, on the right when traveling west.
Named after George C. Jenkins
A leading citizen of Baltimore and a major investor in the Consolidation Coal Company, Jenkins was established as a sixth-class city and was incorporated on Jan. 9, 1912. Consolidation Coal Company purchased the . . . — — Map (db m305103) HM
