No worries. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. I am doing a genealogy study on the Leonards, McKendricks and Boteler families who lived at one time in Harlan County and some that still do. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit but my parents were from Harlan County, my dad born in Holmes Mill growing up in Highsplint, my mother born and raised in Black Mountain eventually leaving and lived in Corbin. We outlanders like our Harlan roots. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. They lived near Dionne along the river there. My Mom moved to Cumberland from Pike County when she was 10. It tends to work to my advantage. Good to hear from you. inside lacrosse schedule; bradley county 911 active incidents; dodgers home run seats menu; what happened to brittany on the jeff kuhner show. My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. Just discovered your blog. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. We meet in Williamsburg, but I love going back to the Creek. Glad I did not move here and my kids there, My children have been able to say they are from Eastern Ky as both were born down there. my growing up years were behind the old telephone company next to Robinette Chevrolet which was across from the old Macks Supper Market and down the street from Hackneys. My Mom then joined the WAC. | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. Thanks again for the good read. I lived in Harlan and Loyall. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! Are we still allowed to be in Appalachia? Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. In fact, I got up this morning with the intent or renewing my research. I am sure he is talking about when he grew up and how times were then I am from Harlan live here now .I loved the article and havent read anything disrespectful . . No wonder I was overwhelmed. I was in Wallins Creeks all day Saturday visiting my niece and stayed at my Mothers in Rhea. Maybe they never left. She retired in 1982. A man that loved We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. Edit. Fantastic post, though. Really enjoyed the read. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. Although I left Harlan County in 1968, and grew up in Florida, I am still proud to say, I am from Harlan County! Good memories there. Not at all. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I was born and raised in Sunshine. You talked funny. I aint convinced about mccounty Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. Nimrod Workman. I was about 11-12 and I remember we played outside constantly. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. I go there to visit, and it has improved somewhat, but I like my central Ky home in LaRue county much better. Harlan Countians did not like that. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Heres my personal map of the area: This seemingly random boundary results in some folks calling it Southeastern Kentucky which, geographically speaking, is more accurate. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. That is where my husband grew up. Thanks. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL, DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER A LITTLE BLIND MAN THAT USE TO SELL NEWS PAPERS IN THE LOBBY OF THE HARLAN HOSPITAL? One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. Harlan County, U.S.A. is not a traditional documentary in any sense of the word. Very proud of my heritage. We have exchanged information over the years. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! They may be from such places as Shields, Jones Creek, Smith, Cranks, Punkin Center or Happy Top, although I can name you folks from all those places who have done quite well for themselves. I graduated from Cumberland High School in 1975. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. A few notes: The qualifications for Eastern Kentucky status include: I hail from Harlan County, the Eastern Kentuckiest of all counties. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. As I was merrily driving along, I was suddenly chastised soundly for missing the road. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. Were the last group thatcan openly derided. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. . On this criterion, Robertson County would qualify, but again, its just too far north. There are a lot of us spread over the country, but we still think of ourselves as being from Harlan. He had a taxi service called Do me right He was found on the side of the mountain with many bullets in him and his taxi. Love the article. It well deserves its Academy Award, and 1990 inclusion in Went to JACHS then moved to Indiana an I havent went home in a long time. I am still Harlan County thru and thru. Of course, it doesnt. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. We know at least one person who has been shot with a gun by someone else or by themselves accidentally. One day I kidding with a guy about something he was buying and at some point he says that hes from Mingo, West Virginia. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. I went to Cumberland College, Austin Peay Univ for my first masters, Trevecca University for my doctorate, second masters, and administrative certification. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. I got away. Among this crowd are those that my father called off the grid. He said we had a sub-culture of people so far off the creek that they werent plugged in to the modern world. Sherry Jones Hall. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. I went to Business College, married my daddys cousin (you had to know that was coming didnt you). Its quiet now. This strike had only one death. I had friends in Pathfork. I live in Lexington, but always tell people Im from Southeastern Kentucky, Knox Co (not to be confused with just Eastern KY or Knott Co. Thanks for the kind words. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. We are our own world. Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. Have a cousin who lives in Evarts and cousins in middle KY. I wonder why they went to Harlan to get married. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! I was born and raised in Leslie County. A mouthy little man like me finds out the hard way that bad is good, but big is better. Bell county baby.We got the mountains here too. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. It was quiet then. All my mothers family is from Harlan (Baxter, Big Laurel, Loyall) and my heart is there. And should I know you? There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. I still call Harlan home, and as our family decreases, we return to our home to rest in Resthaven until we are all reunited in the hereafter. Great article!! Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. Proud to be from Harlan County.. man now im so homesick!! People may had been living on Government cheese when you grew up and the first may had been like a amusement park, but all that has changed. We often visited Harlan as most of our relatives were there. 63 the Home daily of the 1174, In response to your statement about pretenders, I personally feel Im still a Harlan resident at heart even though I dont live there and dont visit very often. Geelong. I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan Countys average household income is about $29,000. A convenient store replaced the gas station and stores. I visit very often, as my father still lives there. Edit. I remember your father well, especially his hair! My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. I loved living in Ages,Ky for the 2 years I was there!! Our client was suing the City of Sandy Hook. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. You dont see that every day. Above all else, it covers the 1930s strikes at the coal mine, which resulted in 11 deaths and earned the area the name Bloody Harlan. But what probably haunts the Many people watch the FX series Justified. My little brother had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. Town is flooded with people. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. I am Wayne Middletons daughter. My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. I am an outlander. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. What Mountains besides the one on the border with Virginia, Black Mt.(?)? Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! John I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. My husband has worked in low coal where one had to crawl to get to your section. When we heard a car coming we knew we were having company.we usually hid to see who it was. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. I appreciate all commentspositive and negative. We currently have a lot of re-fencing to do, interested :). Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. Enjoyed the article. Basil Collins; Did you know. And Misty, April and I grew up together. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. It was a Best Western when it was first built. When I started reading this blog I thought well this is alright, but as I continued I came to realize that you dont know what the hell your talking about. I will say Harlan is a great place to be from, I would not want to raise my kids there because of all the struggles I went through, and all the people I knew while growing up there. I can relate to alot of it. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. Earlier strikes had resulted in a great deal of bloodshed on both sides. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. The road to lexington did get better tho. That brings back fond memories. I remember it seemed like every time my high school played Cawood there was a knife fight. I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. I knew Lisa vaguely. A striking coal miner was in critical condition last night in Harlan County, Ky., after being struck in the head by a shotgun blast. I knew the Clarks well. However, I always tell my two teenagers that some of the smartest people they will ever meet come from the mountains of Kentucky and may have never finished high school! Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. Today, theres not much there for anyone, unfortunately. I have lived in Evarts since age 7 this is my home (sals Branch) I had your mom in home Ec. I believe they graduated for there on 83. To the men that worked at the Highsplint mine, where the majority of filming took place for the documentary, he was the one responsible for making sure Basil and his men got through to work every day. Go help someone else. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. My dad was a teacher at JACHS from 1962 to 1968. I grew up in Wilhoit and went to Loyall High for the first part of my freshman year, then moved to Indiana, but I still go back to Harlan often, my sister still lives there. First, much of what I wrote is tongue in cheek. I really hacked off one guy about the government cheese. That hurts everyone. I also have those wonderful memories, of making grilled cheese sandwiches in the evening, after supper when we as children, never seem to be really full. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. My Mother married her high school sweethart Robert Kitts right before he left for the army as WWII started. Why? Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. I graduated in 80. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. For roughly a century after the railroad came in, Harlan flourished or suffered according to coals cycle of boom and bust; the countys population expanded or John. Sally Simonton. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. She agreed. Finally I tried talking like a city slicker but I was too Eastern Kentucky that way. Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. I guess teenagers everywhere just hang out. SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. Im sorry but I dont think so. Harlan Countians like Justified. Thanks for the kind words. My husband and I are the black sheep as I am an attorney and my husband is an accountant. The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. Brings back so many memories. I have always considered Harlan my second home. Tons of great memories and good friends. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. Your article is awesome! When Sheriff We just live somewhere else. Ive got a few more Harlan County memories. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! One can argue that its always been over-populated what with the chronic high unemployment and high poverty rate. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. You hit the nail on the head. I must admit, however, that we have had few issues adjusting to Tennessee except for the color orange. miners in this county AND other states. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! So, watch your step.
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