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

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By Duane Hall, May 24, 2015
Leslie County and Surrounding Area
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Kentucky, Leslie County, Hyden — Redbud Capital of the World — Bluegrass Music, Natural Beauty, Heritage —
Mountainous, rugged, isolated, beautiful - all of these words have been used to describe Leslie County. Named for Preston H. Leslie, Governor of Kentucky (1871-75), it was formed in 1878. Its county seat, Hyden, founded in 1882, was named for state . . . — — Map (db m84410) HM

2 ► Kentucky, Leslie County, Hyden — Finley Mine Disaster Memorial —
In memory of Leslie County miners killed in Finley Coal Company mine disaster December 30, 1970 at Hyden, Kentucky This memorial donated by Justice and Lakes Monument Company McKee, Kentucky Lonnie Collins • Holt Couch • Howard Couch . . . — — Map (db m84412) HM
3 ► Kentucky, Leslie County, Hyden — Mary Breckinridge — Founder of Frontier Nursing Service —
Historical Chronology
  1. Born February 17 in Memphis, Tennessee
  2. Graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in New York City
  3. Married and lived in Arkansas
  4. — — Map (db m84369) 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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