THE BIG SANDY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY


Dedicated to the Preservation
of
History in the Tri-State Area
of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia

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SANDY VALLEY HERITAGE

Volume 14 November 1997 Number 4

CONTENTS

Page
John Wells Presented John Wells III 4
The Mystry Surrounding The Disappearance of Uncle Heber Revealed in 1997 Harold L. Preston 19
Ancestral Chart For the Children of General Lafayette and Julina Pack Preston Submitted by Harold L. Preston 12
Mrs. Samta Told Him To James E. Vaughn 15
Laynesville, Kentucky Ruth S. Preston 13
Ancestors of Harlan Davidson Submitted by Doris F. Davidson 14
The Big Sandy and Two Soldiers of the King Submitted by Edward R. Hazelett 19
Pictures 20
The Comint of Joshua Ross to Eastern Kentucky Told Henry P. Scalf 22
Historic Buildings and Sites In Eastern Kentucky Submitted by Edward R. Hazelett 24
Scouts Patrolled the Sandy Passes to Guard Virginia's Frontier Cabins Henry P. Scalf 32
Prestonsburg Two Hundred Years Old this Year Submitted by Edward R. Hazelett 35
A Tribute to "Fighting Dick" Colley, Dickenson's First Citizen Submitted by Jesse Stewart 37
Narrow Gauge Rail Line John M. Preston 35

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