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Bell County (Ky.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Appalachian Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023A017
Scope and Contents

Ephemeral items documenting the history and culture of Eastern Kentucky. There is much emphasis on education particularly through the settlement schools and religious schools. Also some materials on businesses and disasters.

Dates: 1882 - 2001; Acquisition: 2023-11-08; Acquisition: 2025-08-18

DeGroot, Meredith, Thickstun, & Carmichael Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2003A010
Scope and Contents The DeGroot, Meredith, Thickstun, and Carmichael Papers consist of land grants, court orders and Surveys for Josh Bell County, Kentucky (now Bell County) in February 1870. These documents are arranged in numerical order starting with number 9. All documents are foldered with the exception of one oversize map, which shows the area the surveys encompass. The map was drawn in 1884 fourteen years after the land grants were given to W.H. DeGroot, H.B. Meredith, L.H. Thickstun, and J. Carmichael....
Dates: 1870 - 1906