Ashland
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Settled by 1799 by members of the Poage family of Virginia. Known as Poage's Landing until named in 1854 for Henry Clay's Lexington estate, by the owners, Ky. Iron, Coal and Manufacturing Company. It engaged M. T. Hilton to lay out a town, then auctioned lots. City incorporated by act of Ky. Legislature, Feb. 13, 1856.
Presented by the City of Ashland.
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Here Lies James H. Mc Coy/Here Lies Floyd Mc Coy
Ashland, KY
Here Lies James H. McCoy Oldest son of Randall and Sarah.
Baseball at Central Park
Ashland, KY
Organized baseball in Ashland began when the Ashland Colonels, a minor league team, played at Armco Field from 1939-42.
Booker T. Washington School
Ashland, KY
School’s first two-year high school class graduated in 1925 and first four-year class in 1932.
Mary Elliott Flanery
Catlettsburg, KY
The first woman elected to Kentucky legislature, 1921.
Putnam Stadium
Ashland, KY
This stadium served the Ashland Public Schools.