Floyd
Boone Salt Springs
David, KY
Discovered by Daniel Boone and one or two companions while exploring Eastern Kentucky, winter 1767-68.
County Named, 1799
Prestonsburg, KY
For Col. John Floyd.
Little Floyd
In 1845, Ky. Legislature put Mare Creek farm of Tandy R. Stratton in Floyd County.
Prestonsburg Toll Bridge
Prestonsburg, KY
This bridge, known as "Old Red Bridge," crossed the Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River.
Samuel May House
Prestonsburg, KY
Built in 1817 by Samuel May, this is the oldest house in Prestonsburg.
The Battle of Middle Creek
Prestonsburg, KY
At this site, on Jan. 10, 1862, Union troops under Col. James A. Garfield defeated Confederates led by Gen. Humphrey Marshall.