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Kentucky Route 38
Kentucky Route 38, also known as KY 38, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Part of the State Secondary System, it runs east from U.S. Highway 421 in Harlan east via Brookside, Evarts, Benito, Black Bottom, and Holmes Mill to the Virginia state line. , current as of November 12, 2004 In Virginia, the road continues as secondary State Route 624 to Keokee; State Route 606 and primary State Route 68 provide access from Keokee to the town of Appalachia, Virginia Appalachia is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. History The Appalachia post office was established in 1898. The community was named for the surrounding Appalachian Mountains. The Derby H .... Major intersections References 0038 0038 {{Kentucky-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan, KY
Harlan is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,745 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 2,081 at the 2000 census. Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup, Kentucky, Greenup and Henderson, Kentucky, Henderson. History Harlan was first settled by Samuel and Chloe Howard in 1796. Upon the founding of Harlan County (named for Kentucky pioneer Silas Harlan) in 1819, the Howards donated of land to serve as the county seat.Greene, James III. ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia''p. 408 "Harlan". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed July 30, 2013. The community there was already known as "Mount Pleasant", apparently owing to a nearby Mound Builders#Mound building cultures, Indian mound. A post office was established on September 19, 1828, but called "Harlan Court House" due to Mount Pleasant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
