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Ashland

Dale Paige Talley
Ashland Book PDF

Author : Dale Paige Talley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738517704

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In 1837, the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad laid its iron-capped wooden rails from Richmond to Aquia Creek. There, passengers could meet a stagecoach that would transport them to the railroad-owned steamship line and cruise up the Potomac to Washington. In between their outset and destination was a boggy, overgrown area known as the Slashes, which seemed the perfect rest stop for weary travelers during the 1850s. The region was renamed Ashland, after native son Henry Clay's home in Kentucky. By 1867, the Civil War had brought economic collapse and a resultant depression, and as a town that had relied on revenue from gambling, horseracing, and other leisure activities, Ashland faced serious challenges to its very existence. Randolph-Macon College, originally in Mecklenburg County, made a deal with Ashland that would save both the town and the nation's oldest Methodist college by reestablishing its campus along their railroad tracks.

Ashland

James Powers,Terry Baldridge
Ashland Book PDF

Author : James Powers,Terry Baldridge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0738567442

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Resting on the banks of the Ohio River, Ashland is eastern Kentucky's largest city. After the Poage family settled on land between Hoods and Keys Creeks in Boyd County, the area came to be known as the Poage's Settlement. Before long, a small town began to take form in the early 1800s with the establishment of a church, gristmill, sawmill, and homes built near Hoods Creek. In 1847, the townspeople built their first post office, and the Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad laid tracks through town, opening the area for even greater development. Named for the estate of Kentuckian Henry Clay, the city of Ashland was made official by an act of legislature in 1856.

Ashland

Joe Peterson
Ashland Book PDF

Author : Joe Peterson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738571024

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What is known as Ashland today was historically less of a destination than a crossroads. Native Americans had passed through the valley for centuries, often establishing small villages. Farmers in search of new lands followed the Applegate Trail, bringing their wagons through the area on their way north to the fertile Willamette Valley. Gold seekers, coming and going to California, or on their way to the nearby tent town called Table Rock City (Jacksonville), came through as well. A handful of men, though, some fresh from the California goldfields, sought a more stable way of making a living and decided that outfitting those afflicted with gold fever might prove more profitable. Over time, mills, a Chautauqua, a lithia water experiment, a railroad terminal, a college, and finally an award-winning Shakespeare festival with an eight-and-a-half-month season, coupled with numerous "best places to retire" articles, have culminated in Ashland becoming a destination in itself.

Blazer and Ashland Oil

Joseph L. Massie
Blazer and Ashland Oil Book PDF

Author : Joseph L. Massie
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780813163567

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Blazer and Ashland Oil by Joseph L. Massie Pdf

Tracing the evolution of the Ashland Oil & Refining Company whose growth was phenomenal even in a rapidly expanding industry, author Joseph L. Massie attributes the success of the company to the flexible management policies of Paul G. Blazer.

Legendary Locals of Ashland

Sam Wheeler
Legendary Locals of Ashland Book PDF

Author : Sam Wheeler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467101455

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A century and a half of close-knitted community spirit, independent-mindedness, and a strong sense of stewardship have uniquely melded into present-day Ashland. Behind that patchwork of local ingenuity, artistry, and infamy are the faces of thousands--too many of whom are not mentioned within the pages of this book. There were hundreds of generations of Shasta Native American families that lived off the hills and creeks where Ashland now sprawls, but their abodes were abandoned and replaced by the lumber and flour mills, cleared streets, and painted homes of Ashland Mills. The sense of spirit and enthusiasm instilled by Ashland's early settlers bred the town's participation in the Chautauqua cultural movement, the remnants of which harbor Ashland's world-renown Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which paved the way for a former mill town's future prosperity. That spirit of ingenuity and artistry continues to shape Ashland and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the quaint town nestled below the mighty crest of Siskiyou Pass along the Oregon-California border.

Ashland Harbor O&M

Anonim
Ashland Harbor O M Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031029358

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Ashland-Boyd County Airport Development

Anonim
Ashland Boyd County Airport Development Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030089783

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Hidden History of Ashland, Oregon

Joe Peterson
Hidden History of Ashland Oregon Book PDF

Author : Joe Peterson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439670293

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Hidden History of Ashland, Oregon by Joe Peterson Pdf

Famous for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland has a deep history that goes far beyond the stage. From a 160-year-old unsolved murder to a newcomer whose "healing hands" drew people from all over the country, the town has attracted its fair share of unique characters. Vladimir Nabokov came to pursue his favorite hobby, butterfly collecting, while writing his famously controversial novel, Lolita, and an actor turned entrepreneur became one of the foremost recyclers long before it was mainstream. Discover the story behind Ashland's golf course cemetery and the gloveless baseball team of 1884. Join local historian Joe Peterson as he explores the fascinating past of this colorful town.

The Ashland Tragedy

E. Joe Castle
The Ashland Tragedy Book PDF

Author : E. Joe Castle
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781439671856

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The Ashland Tragedy by E. Joe Castle Pdf

This true crime history recounts the notorious nineteenth-century murder of three Kentucky children and the shocking aftermath once arrests were made. On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally murdered and their house set ablaze. Nothing in the small town’s past had prepared it for what followed. Three men were convicted of the crimes, and two were sentenced to death. But the murderers were protected by the governor’s untrained militia, which would eventually turn their guns on Ashland’s innocent citizens. Much of these events were recorded at the time by James Morgan Huff, founder of the Ashland Republican newspaper, in a booklet titled The Ashland Tragedy. Now author and Ashland native H.E. “Joe” Castle builds on Huff’s work to reveal the full, true story of one of the darkest chapters in the history of Kentucky.