Logan County
Logan County

Author: F. Keith Davis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738582481

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Forged through time by varied cultures and numerous crises, Logan County provides an intriguing landscape that has nurtured equally intriguing people. In 1774, after the death of their beloved Chief Cornstalk, a tribe of Shawnee Indians led by his daughter, Princess Aracoma, settled into the area. From meager beginnings, the region began to grow, and in 1824, Logan County was formed and named in honor of Chief Logan, head of the Mingo tribe. By the late 1870s, during the height of the timber and coal industries, it was known as home to the Hatfields of the infamous feud. In 1921, Logan became the backdrop of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed labor confrontation in United States history. Logan County has had more than its share of coal mine disasters, labor uprisings, flash flood tragedies, and shady political shenanigans, but it has always been a naturally beautiful and, for the most part, peaceful place to live and raise a family. It has a fascinating past that is well worth revisiting.

History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Logan C
History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Logan C

Author: William Henry Perrin

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015540422

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Logan County
Logan County

Author: Mark Griffin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738543697

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As one of Kentucky's oldest counties, Logan County has a colorful history. Residents found religion at the Red River Meeting House during the Second Great Awakening. However, the land once known as Rogue's Harbor has been wrought with lawlessness. Visitors to the county today can tour the bank in the county seat of Russellville where the infamous Jesse James started his robbing spree in 1868. Tourists and residents alike are regaled with stories of a dueling Andrew Jackson and countless corrupt elections. Four men went on to become governors, while a fifth attempt fell short despite an infamous campaign. All of these things are documented in Images of America: Logan County along with the less controversial events in history: the everyday farmers who raised their cash crop of tobacco to contribute to a growing community and the establishment of the most southwestern of the Shaker communities at South Union.

The Way it Was
The Way it Was

Author: Nelson Weaver

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-12

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780997856316

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The Way It Was, is a work of historic fiction by Nelson Weaver. The novel chronicles the life and times of two southern families. One family is black and the other is white. It begins in rural southern Kentucky where the land is flat and the dirt is rich. A place where plantations once spread across the landscape, and slavery provided the labor that produced tobacco, corn, wheat and cotton. The story is written within the context and perspective of a southern narrator, however, the themes of the novel are universal. The reader will see a common thread between the issues of the past and the issues of today.The author takes the reader on a journey through the eyes of each generation as it faced poverty, success, wars, joy and sadness. Each experience is woven into the fabric of history to the extent that history is practically a character in itself, as well as an influence on the lives of each character. The story ultimately focuses on the lives of Victor Wells and Nathan Weaver. Both boys were products of the ?Baby Boomer? generation. Their friendship struggled with the issues of race and civil rights in addition to all the normal problems associated with growing up during the 60s.Many of the characters, places and events are actual characters, places and events. Others are inspired by historical facts. Some are total fiction. Nelson Weaver, author of The Way It Was, is obviously proud of his Kentucky home. The ?Land of Logan County? is fertile with the seeds of countless stories. This is one story you will not want to miss.

The Last Chance for Logan County
The Last Chance for Logan County

Author: Lamar Giles

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0358423082

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In The Last Chance for Logan County, the third Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed team up with the Epic Ellisons against a corporation that wants Logan County’s weirdness for itself! Otto and Sheed are back in yet another legendary adventure that just might take all their deduction skills, and a little help, to solve. With their journey through the last mirror on the left behind them, Otto and Sheed are ready for things to get back to normal. But their trip to that other dimension had side effects, and they come on quickly—starting with a thunderstorm that rains carnivorous frogs! And that's only the beginning. When a suspicious company called GOO, obsessed with Logan County's weirdness, shows up and starts buying all the property in town—and threatening to take Sheed away from Otto—some of the adults start acting stranger than usual, almost… zombie-like? With the help of Otto's mom, Sheed's dad, and the Epic Ellison twins, can the Legendary Alston Boys find a way to save their town and keep their family together?