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  Harlan County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harlan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Harlan County was formed in 1819 from a part of Knox County.
Harlan County, Kentucky was also the subject of the film Harlan County, USA, which showed the strikes and labor movement which took place in the area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky   (553 words)

  
 Harlan County Tourism. Welcome!
Harlan is the kind of town where people greet each other on the street; a place where visitors are welcomed with open arms and broad smiles.
Harlan is a special place, a magical mountain kingdom, where the four seasons dazzle the senses of those who call it home or delight those who are here for only a short visit.
Harlan is the bustling county seat of Harlan County, one of the oldest and most colorful of Kentucky’s 120 counties.
www.harlancountytourism.com   (308 words)

  
 Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Harlan Co. Part 1
It lies between Phelps and Franklin counties on the northeast and Furnas on the west; on the south is the State of Kansas.
The Republican River enters the county about eighteen miles north of its southern boundary, and flows in a southeasterly direction until within about six miles from the Kansas boundary, from which point it flows nearly in an eastward direction until the limit of the county is reached.
Thomas Harlan, in whose honor the county was named, who did much to assist in the early development of the county, and who now has a position under the United States government in the territories; Hon.
www.kancoll.org /books/andreas_ne/harlan/harlan-p1.html   (4578 words)

  
 Harlan County
Harlan County is another of those in Nebraska where historians differ on how the county received its name.
In any case, Harlan County was created by the Legislature on June 3, 1871, when lawmakers separated this area from a much larger Lincoln County.
Harlan County has used four different buildings to house county offices since it was formally organized.
www.nacone.org /webpages/counties/countywebs/harlan.htm   (350 words)

  
 Harlan County Kentucky
Harlan county was established in 1819 and named after Maj. Silas Harlan (1752-1782), a pioneer and Salt River settler.
Harlan County, Kentucky was formed from Knox County.
For example, if a county is ranked 9th in land area it is the 9th largest county in the highlands.
www.kentuckyhighlands.com /kh/counties/harlan_county.asp   (449 words)

  
 Harlan County GenWeb Project Home Page
Harlan County is located in the eastern coal field region of Ky. Harlan has been immortalized in books and forever preserved on film.
Harlan County is one of the most famous counties in Ky. Harlan has earned it's place in History and is portrayed in our history books as "Bloody Harlan".
Harlan County was formed in 1819 from a portion of Knox County.
www.rootsweb.com /~kyharlan   (626 words)

  
 Judge Joe's Office
The County Judge/Executive is the chief executive of Harlan County.
He is assigned the primary responsibility for the administration of county government.
Harlan County has five magistrates (one for each magisterial district).
harlancountyjudge-executive.8m.com   (72 words)

  
 Harlan County candidates debate - County's drug problem dominates discussion
Candidates vying for three of the county's top posts in government were given one more shot Tuesday to express their views on some of the area's most pressing issues before the Nov. 7 election.
Harlan County Sheriff Steve Duff, who has served in his capacity for 13 years, said the drug epidemic in Harlan County has affected families and communities while individuals from “all different walks of life” have been arrested in connection with drug activity.
Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop, who is seeking his third term, and his Republican opponent Vickie Rhymer discussed water and sewer issues, as well as ongoing efforts to boost tourism.
www.harlandaily.com /articles/2006/10/25/news/local_news/news9480.txt   (1014 words)

  
 Harlan County History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Harlan county is located in far southeastern Kentucky on the Virginia border.
Settlement began by 1782 and the county was formed in 1819.
The post office opened in 1828 as Harlan Court House and was known locally as Spurlock, so called because of the name of the local postmaster, in the early 1860s.
www.home.earthlink.net /~harlanbgfestival/id14.html   (208 words)

  
 Explore Harlan County!
Harlan County Reservoir, (Harlan Lake), is a sprawling outdoor haven for outdoor enthusiasts.
Comprised of roughly 31,000 acres of land and water, the Harlan lake area is a large tract capable of sustaining large numbers of visitors.
With a population less than 3,800 covering 574 square miles, Harlan County boasts a multitude of places to relax and enjoy the serene natural settings or escape the masses.
www.exploreharlan.com   (147 words)

  
 Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
A county that did not progressed on beyond the persecution and disgraceful treatment of the 1930's proletariat.
A county where the average man lived in constant fear that there would not be a constant and or adequate income; where the only way to see change was to unite and to revolt by any means to force people to see the intolerable conditions that they live in.
The community of Harlan County had a desire for change from an almost forced labor to one where the worker could make choices, have health care and to not live from pay check to pay check.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0074605   (799 words)

  
 Harlan County, USA by Peter Biskind
The song that fixed this struggle forever in the folklore of U.S. labor—“Which Side are You On?”—plays an important role in the film, both as a constant reminder of the historical continuity of the miners’ fight, and as a commentary, of sorts, on the kind of partisan filmmaking practiced by Kopple and her crew.
HARLAN COUNTY, USA is at ease with the simplicities of the Brookside strike, close as they are to the flavor of the heroic era of industrial organizing, but less so with the intricate ballet of reform and accommodation played out in today’s unions.
HARLAN COUNTY, USA may not have all the answers or even raise all the questions, but it does show us, in case we have forgotten, the strength and power of the people.
www.ejumpcut.org /archive/onlinessays/JC14folder/HarlanCty.html   (2960 words)

  
 -- Harlan County Lake, Nebraska - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review - Harlan County Lake Lake
Harlan County Lake, NE Located on the Republican River in south central Nebraska, the Harlan County Dam controls a drainage area of 7,164 square miles.
Considered some of the best fishing in Nebraska, Harlan County Lake is about nine miles long and has 75 miles of shoreline.
Truly a sportsman's paradise, Harlan County is also home to excellent pheasant, quail, dove, duck, goose and turkey hunting, along with the furbearers...
www.lasr.net /pages/lake.php?Lake_ID=NE04lk001   (314 words)

  
 Harlan County, KY News
Three of the five men who died in a Harlan County coal-mine explosion last May would probably still be alive if they had been able to get air through their emergency breathing equipment.
The widows of three Harlan County men who have died in separate coal mining accidents in the last two years picketed a Cloverlick mine Thursday that is being operated by the owner of the Holmes Mill mine where...
HARLAN - The coal mine where five miners were killed in an explosion last spring in eastern Kentucky has been sealed and the mine abandoned, federal regulators said.
www.topix.net /county/harlan-ky   (720 words)

  
 The Harlan Tribune - News - Top Stories
HARLAN -- The City of Harlan saw its expenditures decrease in the past fiscal year, while receipts increased and the city's net assets at the end of the year were substantially higher than the previous year.
HARLAN -- The annual Festival of Trees is being held at the Shelby County Courthouse in Harlan, with a number of decorated trees up for public enjoyment.
HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center continues to be in a strong financial position heading into future years, according to a recently-released audit report on the hospital.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?brd=901   (482 words)

  
 Harlan County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Harlan County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky.
This was a decrease of -3.84% from the 2000 census.
Harlan was long known as "Bloody" Harlan County because of the violent struggle between coal companies and the United Mine Workers.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4022   (662 words)

  
 Harlan, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Harlan, the seat of Harlan county, is located at the forks of the Cumberland River.
It was settled beginning around 1796 and was known as Mount Pleasant, for a local Indian mound, when it became the seat of the new county in 1819.
The post office opened in 1828 as Harlan Court House, was known as Spurlock, for the postmaster, in the early 1860s, and was renamed Harlan in 1865.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/ky-harlan.html   (70 words)

  
 Harlan, KY The Official Website
Harlan assisted Harrod's party in Harrodsburg to pick up gunpowder to be delivered to the Kentucky settlers to assist them against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Harlan built a log stockade with the help of his uncle Jacob and his brother James near Danville Known as "Harlan's Station." Harlan served under George Rodgers Clark in the Illinois campaign of 1778-79 against the British.
At the time of his death Harlan was engaged to Sarah Caldwell, who later married his brother James and became the grandmother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan.
www.harlancounty.com /history.htm   (343 words)

  
 Harlan County High School on schedule for 2008 opening
The future home of the Harlan County High School Black Bears is on schedule to open its doors in August 2008.
Saylor said the seating capacity in the new school's gymnasium could have been narrowed by 700 seats, but because the county lacks a facility that is “large enough to hold a great number of people,” the school district felt it was important to retain the original maximum limit.
The next meeting of the Harlan County Board of Education will be Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
www.harlandaily.com /articles/2006/11/30/news/local_news/news9392.txt   (954 words)

  
 Harlan County, USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harlan County, USA is a 1976 documentary film documenting the efforts of 180 coal miners on strike in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1974.
Harlan County, U.S.A. is less ambivalent in its attitude toward unions than her later American Dream, the account of the Hormel Foods strike in Austin, Minnesota in 1985-1986.
The events were dramatized in the 2000 TV movie Harlan County War.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harlan_County,_USA   (230 words)

  
 Harlan County, NE News
Some Harlan County residents say they aren't opposed to an ethanol plant, but they don't think building one near their homes and only a mile north of Harlan County Lake is a good idea.
Farmers who normally irrigate from the Harlan County Reservoir at Alma agreed Wednesday to sell $2.5 million worth of water to the state to satisfy the terms of a Republican River compact and to fend off a...
The Furnas County Livestock Association and Harlan County Cattlemen's Association have scheduled a meeting at the Cornhusker in Oxford to be held Thursday evening, November 10, 2005.
www.topix.net /county/harlan-ne   (660 words)

  
 County of the Month: Harlan - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Governor A.B. Chandler sent the National Guard into the county to protect the mine property, and it was not until 1939 that the UMW was finally recognized as a bargaining agent for most of the state's miners.
Harlan County was created in 1819 out of part of Knox County.
One of the oldest names in the county is Slater's Fork, which was originally "Slaughter's Fork." The Slaughters were from a long line of rectors in the Church of England.
www.kdla.ky.gov /resources/countyomonth/harlan.htm   (1152 words)

  
 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Harlan County
Furnas County has agreed to allow Harlan County 4-H’ers to take their sheep to the Furnas County Fairgrounds in Beaver City on Thursday, June 1, 2006, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Harlan County’s tagging day will be held on the Harlan County Fairgrounds in Orleans the morning of Saturday, June 10, 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
County Camp is planned for June 6-8 at the South Central 4-H Center.
countywebapp.unl.edu /counties/harlan/fourH/May2006Hotline   (2402 words)

  
 Harlan County, USA - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Rating: PG Synopsis: Director Barbara Kopple's look at a 13-month coal miners' strike that took place between 1973 and 1974 in Harlan County, KY, is one of the great...
Harlan County, U.S.A. is less ambivalent in its attitude toward unions than her later...
Harlan County, USA - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /movie/harlan-county-usa/21177/main   (151 words)

  
 Harlan County Kentucky ALHN
Harlan county is located in far southeastern Kentucky on the border Kentucky on the border with Virginia.
Settlement began by 1782 and the county was formed in 1819 and named for Silas Harlan, a pioneer.
The town of Harlan is located at the forks of the Cumberland River.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ky/state1/harlan   (181 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Harlan County, U.S.A. - Criterion Collection: DVD: Barbara Kopple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Duke Power's coal mines in Harlan County, Kentucky were so backwards and Standard Oil's coal mines in Macoupin County, Illinois were so progressive, that I learned more than I ever expected about early 1900s mining techniques.
An interesting aside - in the 1920s in Macoupin County, Illinois, one coal miner died (on average) for every 279,000 tons of coal that was mined.
In 1973, Duke Power's miners in Harlan County were still living in shacks with no running water.
www.amazon.com /Harlan-County-U-S-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000E5LEVU   (2665 words)

  
 Houstons Of Harlan County Kentucky
The History Of The Houstons Of Harlan County Kentucky.
They lived in Harlan County at Evarts most of their lives.
Sam Houston and Minnie are buried in Warrens Grove Cemetery in Laurel County just off Hwy 80 west of London, Ky. Sam and Minnie's childern are: Raymond, Delbert, Elmer, Earl, Jessie, Stella, and Sarah.
www.geocities.com /houstonsofharlancounty   (274 words)

  
 Coal Wars In Bloody Harlan
Harlan from 1915 to 1918, dropped in 1919, and rose again drastically in 1920 (because
Harlan County in 1911, and 10,000 in 1923: a dramatic difference by any standards!
Harlan County, is in league with the operators.
www.harlancountypotluck.com /bloodyharlan.html   (1315 words)

  
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Harlan County Meat Processors has been providing quality meat processing for your beef, hog, wild game for over 9 years with 19 years of experience in the meat processing field.
Here in Orleans,Nebraska you will find Harlan County Meat Processors is a high quality meat processing plant.
Harlan County Meat Processors is very well known for our famous cooked roast Beef and Pork.
www.harlancountymeatprocessors.com   (298 words)

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