Below are scans of two tickets / receipts from “East Fork & Rush Bus”. This was a privately owned bus service that picked up students headed to Boyd County High School (BCHS) at Cannonsburg KY from the cited communities. In
Pumphouse Reservoir For Rail Steam Engine Water At Rush KY
This is a follow up, part 2, of a previous article on The Williams Creek Basin Website regarding a railroad pump house at Rush KY. The previous article is located at this link: Pumphouse, Carpentry Shop, And Railroad Scale At
Early Boyd County Deeds 1860 – 1929
Have you every wondered when your Great Grandparents, Herb and Lydia, bought that small farm at Coalton KY you visited when very young? Deeds are a grand resource for both genealogical research and general history research. In 1962 and 1988
Blackleg Hollow, Rush KY, 1952
Attached below is an image of a portion of a US Geological Survey Aerial photograph from 17 March 1952.USGS photo ID:AR1UT0000030082 This image concentrates on the area in and near Blackleg Hollow in Rush KY. When the coal mines were
The Death of Andy Sexton (1881 – 1923)
Coal mining has always been dangerous. Andrew “Andy” Jackson Sexton died due to a mining accident at age 42. The “Kentucky Certificate of Death” cites a physician from Ashland KY, John L Cox, indicating Andy died from “injuries received from
Pumphouse, Carpentry Shop, And Railroad Scale At Rush KY
Few of the industrial fixtures of Rush’s rich coal mining past remain. When serendipitously an image is found that reveals one of these fixtures appears, it is special. Here is a restored image of a railroad pumphouse, carpentry shop, and
Fred Clark And His Dad, Stephen Large Clark
The person in the center of this image below is Frederick Edward “Fred” Clark (1884 – 1972). In the image Fred looks to be in his late teens, 18 might be a reasonable guess, so the image is from about
Rush, The Community Name
The origin of the name of the community called Rush in west central Boyd County, near the Carter County line, remains a mystery. Local lore often indicates the name was derived from the RUSHED and significant expansion of humans and
Corporate History – The Lexington & Big Sandy Railroad – Eastern Division
This corporate entity and its numerous corporate derivatives were extremely important to basic life in the Williams Creek Basin. These corporations owned the railroad running beside Williams Creek for about 10 miles from Princess KY, to the head of Williams
Students at Coalton KY School – Likely 1915 / 1916 School Year
The nice image below is of pupils at an elementary school in Coalton KY in southwestern Boyd County. It is highly likely from the 1915 -1916 school year and the teacher is Miss Nora Kirkpatrick. Click on this image for