Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. He died in 1980 at age 63, and 42 years later his name is presented on the roads of Harlan. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. They didnt know what to do with me! I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. My husband has worked in low coal where one had to crawl to get to your section. Doc Gray? Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. . I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. They arent isolated enough. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. My friends still tell me you can take the girl out of Eastern Kentucky, but you cant take the Eastern Kentucky out of the girl. It has always been home for me. Accents. I am now in Knoxville tn, happy as a proud old grandpa can be, and thankful the good Lord saw fit to bring me through times i cant tell about. For instance, threats didnt faze me. I lived in Harlan for many years just ended up there one day and loved it and stayed I was not born or raised there just lived Place is wonderfull Im 25 so I would love to go back I call it home I feel home there I moved bout a year ago to Indiana. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! I believe they graduated for there on 83. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. Each letter she wrote me held the news. I have been told that he worked harder than 3 men. John, enjoyed your comments. I was even sent back to Atlanta to attend Agnus Scott College, and didnt stay because I actually missed my family AND Harlan County. My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. Yes. I loved living in Ages,Ky for the 2 years I was there!! Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. Loved Justified. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. Enjoyed reading your blog. I got away. In fact, I got up this morning with the intent or renewing my research. Theres no future. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. I got cussed up and down over it! I feel the same way, even though my sons say they cant believe I grew up there! Bazel Collins - IMDb I was in the 7th grade at Evarts when we moved. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. His hair was infamous! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? WebThis option will reset the home page of this site. She agreed. Honestly, it took me years to adapt. Its still pretty much the same. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. Maybe 700 or so now. why dont u come back?i know why ,because it is to political and if your not a doctor or a lawyer or have plenty of money ,you aint shit yeah the mountains are nice and this is a beautiful place, but if you aint in the click you aint shit and thats the way it really is you just like the bloody harlan shit and it makes you look BADASS to tell people your from here .your a joke dude and quit livin off a place that you evidentally really no nothin about ..post this DUMBASS . Very isolated. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. They might as well have been in different states. People were practically hanging on it. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. They just hang around and complain. Really enjoyed the read. Girl fights were always the best. Pat your name seems familiar. Harlan County is not on the way to anywhere. Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney.