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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6Y_mccoy-cemetery_McCarr-KY.html
Among the graves in the McCoy Cemetery are those of Randolph McCoy's three sons - Tolbert, Pharmer, and Randolph Jr. - all killed by the Hatfields. Also buried here are Alifair and Calvin McCoy, who were killed by the Hatfields when cabin was burn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6X_site-of-killing-of-asa-harmon-mccoy_Ransom-KY.html
Asa Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, was shot in 1865 by the Logan Wildcats. The Wildcats were led by Confederate "Devil Anse" Hatfield. Jim Vance was the suspected leader in the murder, although there was never a conviction. This was the first inci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6V_william-ramey_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
William Ramey, born ca. 1782, came from North Carolina. He purchased 200-acre tract near the mouth of Elkhorn Creek in 1816. Served as justice of the peace, sheriff, and commissioner of roads in Pike Co. Acquired thousands of acres by land surveys…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6U_richard-potter_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
One of the first pioneers to settle in Breaks Canyon area, Richard married Mary Ramey in 1821 and had 11 children; later married Mary "Polly" Wallace. He was a farmer, hunter, and a distillery operator. Richard acquired several thousand acres of l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6T_known-but-to-god_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
Here rests the body of a soldier of the Confederacy, struck down by an unknown assassin in May of 1865-apparently on way to home in the South. He was buried in a coffin made of boards rived from a great oak by four men of this community. After the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6S_daniel-boones-first-steps-in-kentucky_Elkhorn-City-KY.html
Boone 1st visited Ky. on hunting trip in 1767-68. Hunted Clinch River before coming to Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. Followed rim of Breaks Canyon through present-day Elkhorn City. He tracked 50 miles along buffalo trace to a salt lick at m…