Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. Were hemmed in. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. . its more home to me than anywhere ever will be. I was able to buy it when we lived in the Corbin area for $20 a box. We lived in Yancey when I was born, moved to Brookside, then moved to Evarts (Woods Mine Area) before moving to Walker County, AL. Awesome story. 1. 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. Whatever happened to Basil Collins? - Answers There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. They may be from such places as Shields, Jones Creek, Smith, Cranks, Punkin Center or Happy Top, although I can name you folks from all those places who have done quite well for themselves. I got cussed up and down over it! Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. Edit. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. I am also a faithful Alabama Football Fan ROLL TIDE. What did he end up doing after the strikes? No complaining here though. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHER HARLAN CO PEOPLE. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. Its a nice place. I have a heavy heavy accent. I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. I just cant get enough of the haters. That hurts everyone. Anyway, thanks again. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. WebSynopsis. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. I live in Lee Co,Ky. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. Jenny, I worked in Harlan Co. in the 90s on the railroad and worked with a Saylor but cant remember his first name. No as in stop, do not, negative, etc and nothin slang for nothing not anything; no single thing; having no prospect of progress; of no value; not at all. One side was a roller rink. Collins spent more than three years as a prisoner of war in Japan. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. I am doing a genealogy study on the Leonards, McKendricks and Boteler families who lived at one time in Harlan County and some that still do. I dont believe Ive ever been called a mooron before. She agreed. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. Harlan County was fighting for the right to have a union. my growing up years were behind the old telephone company next to Robinette Chevrolet which was across from the old Macks Supper Market and down the street from Hackneys. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. Black lung finally got the best of him but legally these days black lung doesnt exist. Harlan In Atlanta, some of the New Yorkers that worked with me at the ad agency used to continually ask me where I was from just to hear me say it. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Doc Gray? If you do so, you wont be called a bigot or a phobe of any type. Thanks for the kind comments. , well leave the porch light on. Really enjoyed the article. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. I also would talk to Art at the store in Loyall, where I would stop to get gas. ha! It even had an old balcony whererumor had itblack folks used to be seated. what happened to basil collins I remember commodity butter. I love your article! If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. Looking at Appalachia | Robert Gumpert | Walk your If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. While not as corrupt as his predecessor Boyle, he seems on his way down that pathor not. Then it was quiet except when the trains ran, which seemed like every 15 minutes or so. Its county seat is Harlan. Check out some of my other posts. John, this is really good stuff! Really enjoyed the read. TOP 10 what happened to basil collins harlan county Thanks for letting me rant. I miss Government Cheese. After hours we would head to the American Legion behind the Post Office. I lived in Rio Vista until I was 12. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. You werent one of us. Were you in danger? I knew that truly dangerous people dont threaten much. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. The Short area), my last name being Short We laugh at them but let them have their fun. Among this crowd are those that my father called off the grid. He said we had a sub-culture of people so far off the creek that they werent plugged in to the modern world. . Harlan Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I graduated in 80. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! I love your blog, it is a great read. First, there is a Holiday Express in Harlan, and a few other places to stay if you want to visit our town and county. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. The coal industry known for its boom and bust cycles was in a slump. preston and i have lived here in lexington since 1999. bu i consider loyall and that little house my adopted home. And so do I. I know all those places. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. The other side was the Lounge, a long, narrow open room with a dance floor. She taught Home Ec, but also taught other classes. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. WebBasil Collins Harlan County Obituary | Death | Basil Collins Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Basil Collins is no more and has reportedly passed away. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. We had a wonderful daughter and divorced when she was nine. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Ha, Ha. Thats pretty cool. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. WebIn his new introduction to the reissue of Harlan Miners Speak, an on-the-scene report from a panel of writers about the coal strike in Bell and Harlan Counties, John Hennen skillfully explains the precipitating factors of the labor unrest. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. Everything is right on! Being 60yrs old now, I am very proud of my ancestors and family heritage. We got segregation in those years, and I never knew the difference, we all got along. Go help someone else. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. Im definitely a Harlan County boy. For instance, threats didnt faze me. We also suffer from stereotyping. A man that loved He was a clerk there. I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. Would I be a pretender? Sudie Crusenberry. If you dont believe me, I just might have to kill you. LO I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. I absolutely LOVE this! Why turn here, I ask? Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. Entertained by the tendency to call you a mooron and ignorant while not fully grasping the importance of grammar and spelling. I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? Both my Grandfathers worked in the mines their younger years and I still have a 1st cousin working the mines. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary | Death | Basil Collins Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Basil Collins is no more and Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. Government checks. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. Myself, Im from Loyall which is three miles from the town of Harlan. That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. I lived across Pine Mtn. Different, but nice. My parents (James Depew & Thelma Randolph) grew up in Harlan in the late 20s-30s My Grandfather was Bill Randolph, one time police chief, Constable and apparently gun thug for the man. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. Were the last group thatcan openly derided. They just hang around and complain. I do think this is good stuff. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. I feel blessed to have grown up in Harlan, at a time when people actually cared about each other, and would not trade it for anything!! I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! U may or may not remember it and I also did alot of the fencing around the many many acres he and ur moms own. I just know that by writing all this misinformation as if it were this day in time, you have disgraced and embarrassed your people, an you should be ashamed of yourself. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). 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. Rarely is an Eastern Kentucky county a destination. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com. It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. I am an outlander. Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. We had our own post office, City Hall and fire station. I believe they graduated for there on 83. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. Thats probably why he is disabled now at a a young age. Clarences family was pretty small. That is certainly true, but I must say that those unfortunates (if thats what they are) are the in minority.. Ive really enjoyed reading this article. WebA coal miner silhouetted and barely visible in the darkness of a coal mine calls out a warning three times, fire-in-the-hole, the words all run together melodiously, letting all know hes about to detonate an explosion.So begins HARLAN COUNTY USA, 1976, 104 minutes Directed by Barbara Kopple, Winner Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary 1976. Women took over the picket lines. I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. I was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. Glad I did not move here and my kids there, My children have been able to say they are from Eastern Ky as both were born down there. Two of my best friends were Steve Farley and Jamie Helton. My uncle Clarence still lives in Ky. My mother and her Sister Yuvonne live in TN. We meet in Williamsburg, but I love going back to the Creek. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. A few notes: The qualifications for Eastern Kentucky status include: I hail from Harlan County, the Eastern Kentuckiest of all counties.
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