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	Kentucky Mountain Trails of Harlan County - ATV and OHV Area
		Kentucky Mountain Trails of Harlan County - ATV and OHV Area
		In the wake of the coal mining and timbering industries, Harlan County has an abundance of abandoned mountainous roads and trails we have formed into an off-roader's paradise.
		As a bonus, our trails have a view to offer that is second to none, and the hospitality of our people will make the trip to Harlan County the best you'll ever take.
	www.harlancountytrails.com (139 words)

	Harlan County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harlan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
		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.
		The median income for a household in the county was $18,665, and the median income for a family was $23,536.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky (553 words)

	Harlan County Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		Kentucky's, soil is soaked with the blood of the Shawnees, Cherokees, and Iroquois.
		Harlan County was formed in 1819 from a portion of Knox County.
	www.rootsweb.com /~kyharlan (626 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.
		This is by far the largest old-growth forest in Kentucky and one of the oldest in the United States.
	www.harlancounty.com /history.htm (343 words)

	Harlan County History
		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)

	Harlan County, Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is a symbol of all the coal miners who worked in the coal mines and coal mining industry in the county and was placed here to commemorate the lives of the Harlan County Coal miners who are loved, revered and respected.
		Harlan County is an area that is located in the south eastern coal fields of Kentucky, an extensive coal field stretching from the Appalachian Mountains westward.
		The unique mining history of Harlan County Towns and the rich cultural contributions of its sons and daughters give the mine communities a character all its own and a place in the history of the American Dream.
	home.earthlink.net /~audra-bill/harlan.htm (436 words)

	Coal Wars In Bloody Harlan
		Kentucky had an abundance of coal that could easily be taken out of the hills.
		Kentucky, men who did not belong in Kentucky, were at the root of this disorder.
		Harlan County, is in league with the operators.
	www.harlancountypotluck.com /bloodyharlan.html (1315 words)

	Harlan County Kentucky Open to Off Road
		Harlan County leaders have leased 7,000 acres of abandoned coal mine land, complete with an assortment of rugged trials and roads, and are working on adding about 30,000 additional acres.
		Harlan County solved the problem by leasing the land and accepting the liability.
		"Kentucky is so fortunate to have the incredible beauty, woodlands and the hills, that are just incredible places that people want to see and be a part of," he said.
	www.nysorva.org /news/News_22aOctober2004.shtml (689 words)

	Kentucky faults U.S. on mine probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kentucky mine investigators yesterday criticized a federal agency for obstructing their efforts to question a key witness in the investigation of a fatal mine explosion.
		The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing said officials of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration refused to allow state investigators to ask a federal mine inspector about an improperly built wall in a sealed section of the Darby mine in Harlan County.
		By that time, the Kentucky agency's report had already been written and officials were en route to Harlan County to brief relatives of the dead miners.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06336/743012-357.stm (655 words)

	SFWDA Harlan Info
		Harlan County Trails - Official web site for the Kentucky Mountain Trails gives extensive and detailed information about the ORV park, trails, accomodations, news, events, and nearby attractions.
		Harlan County Ridge Runners - The local ATV club is also a strong supporter of the ORV park.
		Harlan County in Kentucky - Harlan County leases the land for the ORV park.
	www.sfwda.org /trails/harlan/index.html (324 words)

	Kentucky Mountain Trails of Harlan County - ATV and OHV Area
		In Harlan County, where the fortunes of the residents have risen and fallen along with the coal industry, and where fortunes are currently down, the riders are seen as a salvation.
		Grieshop’s vision is part of a movement emerging across Kentucky to harness the economic potential of ATV tourism, a by-product of the rapid and controversial rise in the popularity of off-highway vehicles, or OHVs.
		The state awarded Harlan County a $50,000 federal highway grant in March to develop an RV park and trailhead on the former coal land.
	www.harlancountytrails.com /press.php (7935 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - NATIONAL ELECTRIC COIL/COOPER INDUSTRIES, DAYHOIT, HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
		According to the U.S. Census, Harlan County's 1990 population was 36,574 (3).
		The Kentucky Department of Health Services maintains vital statistics for the counties and the state of Kentucky and releases an annual vital statistics report; ATSDR staff have reviewed the 1990 report (6).
		In the report, death statistics are shown for the state by district and by county, and are broken down by age (with special attention given to birth-related and infant deaths), race, and primary cause of death.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/national/nec_p1.html (2747 words)

	Harlan County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Harlan County is in the Eastern Coal Field region.The county was named for Major Silas Harlan, settler.
		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 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harlan is a city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
		Based in Harlan are two school districts, Harlan County Schools and the Harlan Independent School District.
		James A. Cawood High School, servicing the majority of students in Harlan County, is the only school in Harlan that is part of the county school system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harlan,_Kentucky (428 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.
		In 1913, Harlan Countians formed the state's first forest fire protective association; in 1919 the county was the site of the first state forest, Kentenia, on Pine Mountain.
		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)

	ATSDR - PHA - NATIONAL ELECTRIC COIL/COOPER INDUSTRIES, DAYHOIT, HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
		However, since lead is cleared from the blood in a few months and the soil concentrations in the mobile home park are not significant, a biological indicators of exposure study for lead is no longer indicated.
		Harlan County, Kentucky, the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Harlan County Chamber of Commerce.
		Geologic Map of the Harlan Quadrangle, Harlan County, Kentucky, revised 1972.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /hac/pha/national/nec_p3.html (1951 words)

	Harlan County Kentucky ALHN
		Harlan county is located in far southeastern Kentucky on the border Kentucky on the border with Virginia.
		The town of Harlan is located at the forks of the Cumberland River.
		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.usgennet.org /usa/ky/state1/harlan (181 words)

	Kentucky State Center Wiki: Harlan County, Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Harlan County Schools - Contains announcements, curriculum standards, resources for students and teachers, historic photos and individual school links.
		Harlan County Decennial Population Statistics - 1820 - 2000 - Includes total population, county area, and population density.
		National Association of Counties - Profile of Harlan County - Provides a list of elected officials, cities within the county, census details, and contact details for the county court house.
	www.kentuckystatecenter.com /Harlan_County,_Kentucky (281 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)

	Kentucky News
		An eastern Kentucky man was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury Wednesday on a charge of dumping untreated sewage into the Big Sandy River.
		Grayson County, Ky., residents are mourning the death of a fallen soldier.
		Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that more than $3.5 million has been designated for improvement of air quality and traffic flow in seven Kentucky counties,...
	www.topix.net /state/ky (653 words)

	Harlan County, Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A friend of mine, Joanna Carter, saw bigfoot in Harlan county.
		She was traveling on rural highway 1137 when something caught her attention on the side of the road.
		When he noticed the sounds of my vehicle, he ran swiftly into a berry patch along the side of the road, and then continued running through what I assumed to be the mountains/woods of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky.
	www.bigfootencounters.com /sbs/harlan.html (287 words)

	Harlan County War
		This is essentially a fictionalized docudrama about the longest mining strike in the history of the USA, during which some coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky held out more than a year against their mine and the rich utility company that owned and operated it.
		The story is closely based upon an acclaimed 1976 documentary called "Harlan County USA", which emphasized the role of the miner's wives in the action.
		I believe it would have been a great DVD if the disc had included the original documentary, and I would love to see them both together but, alas, such is not the case for various legal and economic reasons.
	www.scoopy.com /harlancountywar.htm (785 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Harlan County, Ky.
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
		The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
		Kentucky state house of representatives 98th District, 1942-43.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/KY/HR.html (526 words)

	Harlan County schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
		In 2005-2006 Kentucky used the Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT) to assess students in grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 in several subjects.
		In 2005-2006 Kentucky used the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS/5) to assess students in grades 3, 6 and 9 in reading, language arts and mathematics.
		The CTBS/5 is a national norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Kentucky scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
	www.greatschools.net /cgi-bin/ky/district_profile/159 (605 words)

	Harlan County, Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state.
		The elevation in the county ranges from 1070 to 4145 feet above sea level, the highest in the state.
		In 2000 the county population was 33,202 in a land area of 467.20 square miles, an average of 71.1 people per square mile.
	www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21095.html (62 words)

	I Can Almost See the Lights of Home ~ A Field Trip to Harlan County, Kentucky - Journal for MultiMedia History. Feature ...
		In Harlan County, Kentucky, Portelli found a world in which death and the supernatural are a constant presence.
		At that time, Harlan was just finishing the labor disputes and all the labor trouble that had been going on in Harlan County.
		At that time Harlan County had 75,000 people, which is just unbelievable now, to think that we're down to 37,000, and, of course, the mines were very, very active.
	www.albany.edu /jmmh/vol2no1/lightsscript.html (4150 words)

	Amazon.com: Harlan County, U.S.A. - Criterion Collection: DVD: Barbara Kopple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		Filmmaker Barbara Kopple and her crew did a masterful job of capturing the lives and struggles of the mining families of Harlan County.
	www.amazon.com /Harlan-County-U-S-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000E5LEVU (2688 words)

	Harlan, Kentucky and Harlan County
		In the heart of the Appalachian Coal Fields, Harlan, Kentucky, county seat of Harlan County, is steeped in coal mining history.
		Surrounded by the picturesque Cumberland and Black mountains, Harlan (originally known as Mount Pleasant) is home to more than just mining, it's a town rich in mountain culture and pride.
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	www.kyhometown.com /harlan (186 words)

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