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K E N T U C K Y PikevilleK E N T U C K Y visitpikeville.com The City of Pikeville welcomes SilverLiner, owned by Chris Tomlinson of Stanville, Kentucky, to the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park. Tomlinson is an established business owner who chose Pikeville over other out-of-state locations because he had a desire to create jobs for out of place coal miners in eastern Kentucky. SilverLiner is a manufacturing and assembly plant producing different types of transport vehicles, chiefly, tanker trucks to service several industries including petroleum, vacuum, septic, fire, utilities and government. The com- pany projects a workforce of 60 employees by early 2019 and with planned expansions over the next several years, they expect to add an additional 300-400 workers. WELCOME TO Three high profile companies are now coming to Now a regional hub, the city has helped bring bil- Pikeville Pikeville -SilverLiner and EnerBlu - that will provide lions of dollars to the area, all of which is changing The City of Pikeville is a progressive city that, more than 1,000 jobs to Eastern Kentucky. Several the trajectory of Eastern Kentucky. through years of strategic planning, has adapted small IT start-ups are working to retrain miners for to major economic changes. The City leaders and that industry and the list goes on. Pikeville has an unsurpassed quality of life. CNBC the community have their eyes set on the future by recently ranked Kentucky number one in the nation bringing new opportunities to the area. for the lowest cost of living and Pikeville has been twice voted as one of the best small towns in America. Pikeville was named City Government of the Year by the Kentucky League of Cities in 2018. Pikeville Pikeville is surrounded by picturesque mountains received this honor for its remarkable work in the that are perfect for outdoor adventures. The area area of strategic economic development. is deeply ingrained with rich history that includes the famous Hatfield- Historically, the coal industry has been the driving posing 400 acres of abandoned mine property. All McCoy Feud. Pikev- economic force in Eastern Kentucky. When this the while, the city continued to develop its downtown ille’s strength lies in industry faced obstacles, thousands of miners and core, support local businesses, recruit new retail and blending our tradi- associated workers were impacted. hotels and work with the University of Pikeville and tional families with Pikeville Medical Center. The City continues to en- those who have been City leaders made a courageous decision to devel- hance infrastructure, broadband and make quality of invited to call us their op the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park, repur- life enhancements. home. 2 3 PIKEVILLE ing is now the Coleman College of Business located station that is still standing on Hambley Blvd. The earliest explorers in Pike CountyHistory may have tion of the University of on College Street. crossed from Virginia through Pound Gap during Pikeville. Col. Garfield is appoint- 1957 - A disastrous flood hits Pikeville. The town is the mid 1700s. At David, Kentucky, there is a plaque ed Brigadier General by President Abraham Lincoln 1890 - Ellison “Cotton Top” Mounts is executed for almost entirely under water, which stood three feet which marks the location where Daniel Boone spent and sworn in at the present City Park. Alifair McCoy’s murder. He was hung at the present deep or more in Main Street businesses and homes the winter of 1767. His route to reach David brought day location of the University of Pikeville Armington and as much as nine feet deep in stores on other him through the Breaks Interstate Park, down the 1863 - Devil Anse Hatfield forms a guerrilla band. Learning Center on Kentucky Avenue. streets. More than 250 houses were destroyed in Russell Fork, to the Levisa Fork and along the Big Raids and thefts follow between McCoys and Hatfields. Pikeville and the immediate area. Sandy River, past the current Pikeville City Park. 1905 - The first steam locomotive arrives in Pikev- 1876- Col. John Dils deeds property on Main Street to ille, traveling from Ashland and pulling cars filled 1973- Mayor William Hambley begins the Pikeville Historical Time Line his daughter, Augusta Dils York and her husband, at- with local officials and dignitaries. Cut Through Project, designed to prevent the City 1824 - The town of Pikeville, originally known as torney James York, to build a house. The York House from flooding and open new areas for development. Piketon is established. is still standing today at 223 Main Street. 1912 - R.T. Greer builds an herb and root ware- house at the corner of Hambley Boulevard and 1995 - Pikeville politician Paul E. Patton is elected 1861- Confederate Infantry establish an encamp- 1879 - Effie Waller Smith is born in the Chloe Creek Auxier Avenue. He ships locally harvested ginseng the 59th Governor of Kentucky. ment in Pikeville and raise the Confederate flag over community of Pikeville. The daughter of a former and blood root world wide. the Pike County Courthouse. Union Gen. William T. slave, she publishes three volumes of poetry in the 1997 - Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Med- Sherman sends troops to drive them out. early 20th century. 1929- The last steamboat trip to Pikeville occurs on icine is established in Pikeville. the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. 1862- Col. James Garfield moves into Pikeville and 1889 - Pikeville Collegiate Institute holds its first class 2016 - The Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park at establishes an encampment of 3,000 men in the in a newly constructed brick building. The bricks were 1934 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Pikev- Marion’s Branch is built attracting major manufactur- present City Park. Troops camp at the current loca- made from riverbank clay and fired on site. The build- ille via train and greets crowds waiting at the train ing plants including SilverLiner and EnerBlu. 4 5 PIKEVILLE CUT-THROUGH The Pikeville Cut-Through Project is the second largest earth removal project in the United States history. Spear- headed by former Mayor Wil- liam C. Hambley, the Pikeville Cut-Through Project officially began in November 1973 with the purpose of relieving the flooding that the City of Pikeville regularly experienced. The Cut-Through Project also provided Pikeville with more room for development, due to the relocation of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River away from downtown, and relieved the City of congestion caused by the railroad and the three ma- Attractions jor highways that passed through it. DUELING BARRELS BREWERY & DISTILLERY The Cut-Through Project was completed in four phases spanning 14 years Founders Pearse and Deirdre Lyons have long felt through the lens of brewing and distilling. and costing approximately $80 million. A total of 18 million cubic yards of a special kinship with the mountains, craftsmanship Tours cost $12 per person and guests over the age earth were moved during the entire project, which filled the empty riverbed, and hardworking people of Appalachia. After immi- of 21 years of age will receive four tasting tokens to creating a total of 400 acres of usable land for Pikeville City’s expansion. A grating to Kentucky from Ireland, they developed an use in both the brewery and/or distillery. monument was erected in the Pikeville City Park as a tribute to the man who affinity for the region because of the many ways it moved a mountain, Mayor William C. Hambley. CONTACT FOR TOURS reminds them of home. Email: [email protected] The Cut-Through Overlook is located on Bob Amos Drive on top of the Stories that move mountains live here, including the Phone: (606) 766-3835 mountain. Visitors can expect more than just an astonishing view when vis- iting the overlook. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery and the Bob Amos legendary Hatfield-McCoy Feud, the dawn of Blue- LOCATION Park, which features a rubberized oval walking track, hiking trail, horseshoe grass music and starry nights spent making moon- Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery, arena area, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball fields, and shine along the Tug Fork stream. Dueling Barrels 745 Hambley Blvd. a YMCA. Hatfield and McCoy River Trails is also located near the overlook and welcomes you to explore this rich history and culture Pikeville, Ky 41501 on weekends features canoing, paddle boating, tubing, and a paintball field. 6 7 EAST KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER HATFIELD & MCCOY SITES From family-friendly shows such as Disney on Ice to DILS CEMETERY thrilling rodeos, concerts and more, the East Ken- The Dils Cemetery is located at 132 Chloe Road, at the mouth of Chloe tucky Expo Center provides a spectacular variety of Creek and Bypass Road in Pikeville. The property was purchased in 1871 entertainment for the young and the young at heart. by Col. John Dils and already contained the graves of the Syck family. Col. This multi-purpose facility regularly features critically Dils set aside a space on the top of the knoll for his own family to be bur- acclaimed entertainment, such as Carrie Underwood, ied and then allowed the burials of others in the community. The ceme- Darius Rucker, Larry the Cable Guy, The Band Perry, tery is the first known cemetery in Eastern Kentucky to be integrated. Col. Brantley Gilbert, Lynyrd Skynyrd, WWE and TNA wres- Dils let his freed slaves and their descendants be buried in the cemetery. tling, and many more. The East Kentucky Expo Center is also home to a wide variety of sporting events, such as The Dils Cemetery is listed on the National Register of BMX, mixed martial Historic Places as part of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic arts, monster trucks District.
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