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Digital Content

 Pikeville History Moments is a YouTube channel dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Pikeville, Kentucky and the surrounding area. The videos produced here are the result of a collaboration between Pikeville City Tourism, the Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum, the University of Pikeville Special Collections and Archives, and Pike TV. 

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Our Stories

An election day fight and death at the pawpaw trees.

The Hatfield and McCoy feud continues with an altercation resulting in deaths. 

4 Pike County men at Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor - the stories of four men from Pike County, KY. 

A good old-fashioned ghost story.

The "true story" of a Civil War officer's encounter with the red-eyed demon from Elkhorn Creek, KY. 

A Visit from the President

 October 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Pike County, KY. 

Effie Waller Smith: A Performance

A one-woman play to bring the renowned writer to life.  

Flying under the Middle Bridge

John Paul Riddle's flight and the story of an aviation legend. 

Kentucky's First Female Legislator

Her story and her fight for Pikeville. 

Queen of America!

A local nurse and businesswoman recognized for her efforts to help Pikeville by being named Queen of America. 

The Renowned Doc Boston

Dtr. Alexander V. Boston spent more than 20 years providing medical and dental care for the local population. He established the first hospital in Virgie, KY in 1950.

Johnse and Roseanna

A true story of star-crossed lovers.

Governor Patton: An Interview

The career and life of Kentucky's Former Governor Paul E. Patton. 

The Raid

The Hatfield raid on Randall McCoy's cabin. 

1918 Flu Pandemic, part 2

Pike County's encounter with the great flu pandemic. 

1918 Flu Pandemic, part 1

Pike County's encounter with the great flu pandemic.  

John Paul Riddle: The Aviation Pioneer

The career and achievements of one of the earliest entrepreneurs in the field of aviation. 

Kentucky's First Female Public Officer

A pioneer, Bessie led the way for women in Kentucky to serve in public office. 

The Shape of a County

From a border dispute between Virginia and the newly established Kentucky- to more than 100 years of border adjustments.

A Hotel lost to Fire

Did the Hatfield and McCoy feud play a part in the destruction? 

Daniel Boone's Visit, part 2

The continued story of Daniel Boone's trek through Pike County and the Breaks Interstate Park.

Daniel Boone's Visit, part 1

 The story of Daniel Boone's trek through Pike County and the Breaks Interstate Park. 

Day and Night National Bank

The rise and fall of a bank built in the 1920s. 

An Engineering Feat

A multi-million dollar project that moved a mountain and relocated a river. 

A Mayor and Businessman

Kelley Day and his fight to preserve the Breaks of the Big Sandy. 

Effie Waller-Smith: The Renowned Poet

One of the first female African American poets published in a national literary magazine, Waller Smith was born and raised near Pikeville, KY. 

The Pauley Bridge Construction

A unique bridge built as part of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration. 

The York House

The connection between the York House and the infamous Hatfield and McCoy feud. 

Ellison "Cotton-Top" Mounts

The only legal execution related to the Hatfield and McCoy feud. 

Garfield: The 20th US President

Colonel in the Union Army, Garfield gave the order to push Confederate soldiers out of Eastern Kentucky. 


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