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2. Hazard, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Coal miners' children cross a footbridge into Hazard, Kentucky, July 1940. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott.. Local landowner Elijah Combs Sr. laid out the town in 1824 as the planned seat of the newly established Perry County.

3. Van Lear, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Currently, Van Lear is an unincorporated community.There are no deep mines operating in Van Lear proper, although some mines operate nearby. Most of the residents work in locations outside Van Lear, including the nearby cities of Paintsville, Prestonsburg, and Pikeville.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Hopkins ...

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   Location of Hopkins County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hopkins County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

5. Louisville, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Louisville [b] is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. [a] [11] By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city.

6. History of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...

7. Ashland (Henry Clay estate) - Wikipedia

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   Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, [2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by slaves who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.