Stinking creek kentucky book

Stinking creek lies along the warriors path, an ancient native american trail that passed through kentucky. The fourth printing was in 1969 and it is a very interesting text an excellent view of life as it was and is on stinking creek. Stinking creek is covered by the artemus, ky us topo map quadrant. Yes, the book is very, very interesting and made even more so by the fact that a number of the families such as patterson, messer, sizemore were members of my own knox co. View a fire dept photo, logo, contact info, map, volunteer info, mission statement, fire equipment, firefighters and statistics.

This place is difficult to get to and i will need to go in the fall. I wanted to document the gmax 3d objects i created and. Stinking creek is a stream in knox county, kentucky, in the united states stinking creek was so named because hunters were known to leave stinking corpses of. He wrote a book, stinking creek, and won a pulitzer prize for a cj magazine story on the funeral of a mountain soldier killed in vietnam. The road sign for this cemetery spells the name jobe, but as you can see from its namesakes monument, the correct spelling is job. A bid shall constitute a binding contract with the following terms. That is where he and many others are buried up off alex creek or in one of the many, many small cemeterys up one fork or the other of those mountains. Back to stinking creek after 40 years university of kentucky. Weather conditions with updates on temperature, humidity, wind speed, snow, pressure, etc. Haskel ayers 19362020, businessman and politician, was born in stinking creek. Illustrated with 43 photographs by the author of the people of stinking creek, kentucky and endpaper maps. Nasby mills leaves bell fork, 18391840 by michael c. I never knew any of them and would never have even known they were my relatives had i had become interested in family history a number of years ago. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.

Job broughton cemetery in stinking creek, kentucky find. Photos are of isaac mills ii and wife mary, obie mills, john m. Stinking creek kentucky for those who grew up, visit and. Most gps maps will take you on backroads or too far down stinking creek road. Haskel ayers 19362020, businessman and politician, was born in stinking creek references. Ulysses grant taylor 18661900 find a grave memorial. Aug 12, 2014 a leisurely flight from barbourville, ky to our farm on stinking creek, about 8. Stinking creek the book the place is in kentucky, and its a real place was first published in 1970, the author having ed it in 1967, so descriptions of people and place are outdated, but you know i am hardly averse to slipping the bonds of time, especially in times of mental crisis see first paragraph of this post. Nov 07, 2018 stinking creek the book the place is in kentucky, and its a real place was first published in 1970, the author having ed it in 1967, so descriptions of people and place are outdated, but you know i am hardly averse to slipping the bonds of time, especially in times of mental crisis see first paragraph of this post.

They live in browns hollow, the wrong side of the track in stinking creek, and they belong to a vanishing culture they are hillbillies. On february 2, 1898, john jay dickey recorded the testimony of captain byron, in manchester, clay county, kentucky. You will see us on the right hand side directly on stinking creek road. The story of the lendahand center monday, november 26, 2018 at 5. Remnants of the trail survive to this day, running up goose creek to the mouth of otter creek, up otter creek, and down stinking creek. This cemetery is located on stinkin creek at what used to be my familys homestead. Free trail maps, driving directions, regulations, fees and camping information for stinking creek campground in tennessee. Stinking creek the book the place is in kentucky, and its a real place was first published in 1970, the author having ed it in 1967. He wrote a book, stinking creek, and won a pulitzer prize for a cj magazine story on the funeral of a.

John fetterman a moving, intimate portrait of the kentucky mountain people of stinking creek by a man who got to know the hillbillies by living with and listening to them. Forty years ago, john fetterman was a top writer at the courierjournal in louisville and spent much of his time chronicling the tribulations of appalachia, in particular the communities along stinking creek in the southeastern corner of the state. This is a moving, intimate look at the kentucky mountain people of stinking creek buy. This is a moving, intimate look at the kentucky mountain people of stinking creek buy a man who got to know them by living with them and listening to them. A place to live came to be after initial resistance by the stinking creek folk, who were simply suspicious of their motives.

Message boards localities north america united states states kentucky counties harlan stinking creek the book search for content in message boards names or keywords. Stinking creek is a physical feature stream in knox county. Kentucky schoolteachers used the book in their history classes. Salt was one of the most important industries in kentucky at the time as made clear by legislative acts in the early 1800s that funded roads from the wilderness road to the salt works before clay county was established. The following material is an exert from the book, the portrait of a small mountain community in application it was written by john fetterman. See more of stinking creek atv campground on facebook. Bingham, and early 20th century deed map of stinking creek. Nasby mills on stinking creek in knox county, kentucky, part 5. Stinking creek community of knox county, kentucky, and the legacy of the local nonprofit. Message boards localities north america united states states kentucky counties harlan stinking creek the book. Books, websites and articles to learn more about knox county and stinking creek. The portrait of a small mountain community in appalachia john fetterman on.

Kentucky knox county stinking creek stinking creek. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is barbourvi which is approximately 5 miles away and has an elevation of 990 feet 32 feet higher than stinking creek. During his 40 year ministry, he served 3 different presbyterian churches in the cow creek area, preaching 3 times each sunday. Sep 16, 2009 this is the beautiful stinking creek, kentucky or as the locals call itda creek. As we began, i asked him about growing up, what his family was like, the different jobs he had over the years, and what it was like to live in the area of knox county, kentucky, known as stinking creek. Cemetery spurlock creek cemetery stinking creek cemetery wm terrell cemetery. Knox county, kentucky cemetery records access genealogy knox county, kentucky cemetery records.

Mountain family and home up stinking creek on pine. Photos pictures of the beautiful scenery and farmland along stinking creek. Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u. Barbourville and knox county ky images of america michael c. Stinking creek is an unincorporated community in campbell county, tennessee, in the united states history. Half works of the people in this book are named brown. If you have a book related to harlan county and its people.

It took its name from the nearby stream stinking creek. Stinking creek is a stream in knox county, kentucky, in the united states. Jack lawson passed away on june 4, 2019 at the age of 69 in stinking creek, kentucky. Local information and community profile for stinking creek campbell county, state of tennessee. Knox county kentucky, genealogy the tombstone transcription project. Very interesting info on the hill people of kentucky in the late 60s. The primary coordinates for stinking creek places it within the ky 40906 zip code delivery area. Books about harlan county kentucky books i purchased and own. I am going to try to do a little internet research. The portrait of a small mountain community in appalachia. John fetterman 19201975 was a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the courierjournal in louisville. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. He was the author of the 1967 book stinking creek, about life around the creek of the same name in knox county, kentucky. These books are listed as history and genealogy reference only.

Get directions, maps, and traffic for stinking creek, tn. About twothirds of stinking runs orange with sulphuric acid, a result of raping the coal veins and timberland of appalachia. Books stinking creek by john fetterman i know a lot of locals do not like this book but its always interesting to read an outsiders perspective. Maintained by patricia taylor contributor 47087729. Daughter of stinking creek author returns, tells story of two women who made big differences forty years ago, john fetterman was a top writer at the courierjournal in louisville and spent much of his time chronicling the tribulations of appalachia, in particular the communities along stinking creek in the southeastern corner of the state. Stinking creek is a stream in knox county, kentucky, in the united states stinking creek was so named because hunters were known to leave stinking corpses of animals they killed lying in and around the stream. Bushey with his caplock rifle given to him by a patient. While each testimony contains a bit of truth, it is clear that they have been influenced by the distortions in collins initial 1847 book, and its revised edition. The home has since been torn down, i do hope to get photos of the cemetery and actual geographic location.

Pictures of the beautiful scenery and farmland along stinking creek. The first settlement in clay county was at the site of the langford salt works. We still own over 400 acres of what was originally his land. Ride to stinking creek love letter to knox county, kentucky. Mountain family and home up stinking creek on pine mountain, kentucky. The portrait of a small mountain community by john. Broughton, mills, jordan, hammons, yeager, and paynes the book is 8 12 x 11 inches, hard bound with burgundy cover, contains 143 pages, indexed, with some pictures, and printed.

Daughter of stinking creek author returns, tells story. See how two missionaries helped change life on stinking creek, a small appalachian mountain community in eastern kentucky. Broughton, mills, jordan, hammons, yeager, and paynes. The geology and coals of stinking creek knox county, ky. Mills family cemetery in stinking creek, kentucky find a. Anyway, the book is just extremely interesting and close to my heart. This is the beautiful stinking creek, kentucky or as the locals call itda creek. Stakeout on stinking creek elmore leonard and justified. Clay county historical society pioneer village manchester. The wellknown warriors trail, today known as us route 421, ran from florida to michigan, and served as an important trade route for many thousands of years. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. This cemetery is actually located in stinkin creek, kentucky.

Zillow has 2 homes for sale in stinking creek lafollette matching. Contents kentucky ancestors genealogical quarterly of the kentucky historical society listed below are the contents of kentucky ancestors from the first issue in 1965 to the current issue in a searchable pdf format. Journalists sometimes among those who exploited eastern kentucky. A leisurely flight from barbourville, ky to our farm on stinking creek, about 8. Fetterman concentrates on the experience of rockbottom poverty, to the exclusion of politics, education and the war on poverty kentucky ranks fortysixth in per capita income in the fifty states. Fetterman concentrates on the experience of rockbottom poverty, to the exclusion of politics, education and the war on poverty kentucky ranks. The portrait of a small mountain community john fetterman on. Project summary residents of stinking creek, kentucky discuss their memories of life in the community, the lendahand center, and how the community has changed over time.