The Flood of 1939The Flood of 1939
On July 5th, 1939, heavy rains in Eastern Kentucky led to massive flooding, affecting 21 counties with the worst of the floods happening in Rowan and Breathitt counties. The rains
Month: July 2021
Maggie Bailey of Harlan CountyMaggie Bailey of Harlan County
In the 1920s a young woman opened a business providing moonshine to all the bootleggers in the Harlan, Kentucky, area during Prohibition. After Prohibition she opened a store that sold