Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville is the county seat for Pike County
Pikeville is in Pike County
Pike County(48) ► ADJACENT TO PIKE COUNTY Floyd County(34) ► Knott County(11) ► Letcher County(23) ► Martin County(7) ► Buchanan County, Virginia(7) ► Dickenson County, Virginia(21) ► Wise County, Virginia(32) ► Mingo County, West Virginia(25) ►
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1917–1918. They gave their all in their country’s service. Rufus Adkins • Basil Ball • Jesse D. Belcher • William Bevins • William C. Brown • William B. Burke • Ervin Childers • Wade Cummings • James S. Elliott • Josh Fife • Oliver H. . . . — — Map (db m146149) WM
On Hambley Parkway (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles east of U.S. 23/119, on the right when traveling east.
Since WWII, More Than 81,000 Soldiers
Are Unaccounted For
This unoccupied chair is in honor of the
brave men and women who are still
Prisoners of War or Missing in Action
and symbolizes there will always be a place
in Pikeville . . . — — Map (db m243701) WM
On Main Street north of Pike Street, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Parkersburg. WV, in 1818
Dils came to Pikeville circa 1840
and became a merchant. In Oct.
1861, while the area was under
Confederate control, he was arrested
for Union sympathies. Sent to Libby
Prison in Richmond, VA, he was
quickly . . . — — Map (db m146142) HM
For Zebulon M. Pike, 1779-1813.
Born New Jersey. Entered army,
1794; served on frontier. Sent to
trace Mississippi River source,
1805, and to explore headwaters
of Arkansas and Red Rivers, 1806,
when he discovered Pikes Peak.
Brig. Gen. Pike . . . — — Map (db m146146) HM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
Colonel John Dils purchased the property in 1871 on which this cemetery is located. He was the colonel of the 39th Kentucky Infantry in the Civil War. In addition to Colonel Dils, there are several Civil war veterans buried here with the original . . . — — Map (db m146195) HM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
Colonel John Dils purchased the property in 1871 on which this cemetery is located. He was the colonel of the 39th Kentucky Infantry in the Civil War. In addition to Colonel Dils, there are several Civil war veterans buried here with the original . . . — — Map (db m146197) HM
On Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Huffman Avenue. Reported unreadable.
James Abram Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 10th, 1831. An 1856 graduate of Williams College, he taught classics and became President of Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (later Hiram College), Ohio. In 1859 he was elected to . . . — — Map (db m146171) HM
On Hambley Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) just north of Division Street, on the right when traveling north.
Side A
Born in Pike County, this poet was a daughter of former slaves, Frank and Sibbie Waller. All of
their children attained a greater degree of education than usual at that time. They earned teaching certificates at Ky. State Normal . . . — — Map (db m146166) HM
On Kentucky Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Hanging site of Ellison Mounts, Feb. 18, 1890. Seven other Hatfield supporters indicted for murder of Alifair McCoy were sentenced to life in prison. By the time of his trial, Mounts had confessed. He was also found guilty, but the jury recommended . . . — — Map (db m50815) HM
Near Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
In December 1861, Col. James A. Garfield, 42nd Ohio Infantry, was selected by General Don Carlos Buell to take a force to the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky to clean the region of the Rebels. The previous month, Union General William “Bull” Nelson had . . . — — Map (db m146170) HM
On Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Kentucky Route 1460), on the right when traveling east.
The feud resulted, in part, from
Civil War conflicts, romantic
entanglements, family-oriented
discord, property and election
disputes, mixed with mountain
pride. Violence surrounding clan
leaders Anderson Hatfield and
Randolph McCoy . . . — — Map (db m146181) HM
Near Huffman Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Here Col. Garfield was commissioned Brigadier General in the Union army. The man who later became president was sworn in as general by Squire Charles of Pike County January 1862. — — Map (db m146169) HM
On Main Street at Pike Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
(side 1)
Aviation pioneer graduated from Pikeville College Academy in 1920.
Flew plane under Pikesville’s Middle Bridge on July 4, 1923.
Trained as a pilot in US Army, he & T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Flying School . . . — — Map (db m110100) HM
On Scott Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Scott Avenue.
After Hatfields burned the McCoy home, January 1, 1888, Randolph and Sarah McCoy never returned to Blackberry Creek. Governors of Ky. and West Va. urged Hatfields and McCoys to move away from each other. McCoys purchased house near river bank on . . . — — Map (db m50673) HM
On North Mayo Trail, 0.2 miles from U.S. 23/119/460, on the right when traveling south.
Designer: O.S. Batten
Contractor: Local WPA Crews
Year Built: 1936
The Pauley Bridge was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1991
Renovation was completed in 2006 and re-opened
as a pedestrian and bicycle . . . — — Map (db m198614) HM
On Division Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courthouse erected 1888-89 by McDonald Bros.; later renovated 1932-33. Here was scene of Hatfield clan trials for murders of Tolbert, Randolph, Jr., Pharmer, Alifair, and Calvin McCoy. The defendants lodged in adjacent jail; found guilty and . . . — — Map (db m56342) HM
On Hambley Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Huffman Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Hambley Boulevard.
Established by the Presbyterian
Church in 1889 for the education
of youth from the mountains of
Southern Appalachia. It now draws
students from many states and
foreign lands. The Celtic Cross,
visible from many points of wide
area, symbolizes . . . — — Map (db m146167) HM
On College Street north of Hibbard Street, on the left when traveling south.
Established by the Presbyterian Church. Building erected, 1889. The brick was fired on the site, using clay from nearby riverbank. Structure served as school, chapel, and community center for many years. Designated on National Register, 1974; used . . . — — Map (db m50816) HM
On Bob Amos Drive, 1 mile past Clair Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This "Cut-Through” project, the dream of Dr. Wm. C. Hambley, is the largest engineering feat in the US and second in the world only to the Panama Canal. It was started in 1973 and finished in 1987, at a cost of $77,593,691. 18,000,000 cubic yards . . . — — Map (db m212047) HM
On Cedar Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1384) at Bob Amos Drive, on the right when traveling east on Cedar Creek Road.
This "Cut-Through” project, the dream of Dr. Wm. C. Hambley, is the largest engineering feat in the US and second in the world only to the Panama Canal. It was started in 1973 and finished in 1987, at a cost of $77,593,691. 18,000,000 cubic yards of . . . — — Map (db m212049) HM
On Hambley Parkway (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles east of U.S. 23/119, on the right when traveling east.
WWI
Rufus Adkins • Basil Ball • Jesse D Belcher • William Bevins • William C Brown • William B Burke
Ervin Childers • Wade Cummings • James S Elliott • Josh Fife • [Illegible] • [Illegible]
Lemuel E Haynes • John Hobbs • John Honaker • . . . — — Map (db m243553) WM
Near Chloe Road (Kentucky Route 1460) east of South Bypass Road (Route 1460), on the left when traveling east.
The Dils Cemetery is believed to be the first integrated cemetery in Eastern Kentucky. Colonel John Dils, who was opposed to slavery, gave many freed slaves jobs in his tannery and general store. He later provided gravesites for them and their . . . — — Map (db m146196) HM
On Main Street just north of Grace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Pike County.
Dennis Dailey • James Atkinson • Joseph Ford • James Jackson • Moses Stepp • Christian Trout • Pleasant Childers • Thomas Steward • Abriam Potter • . . . — — Map (db m148028) WM
On Bob Amos Drive at Cedar Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1384), on the left when traveling south on Bob Amos Drive.
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
