Category: Hatfields and McCoys
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If the Tug Could Talk: Floating, Fishing & Folklore along the Tug River
In 2018, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife produced a video and article that explores the Tug River, infamously known for being the dividing line between the feuding Hatfields and McCoys. There are many other stories to be told along the tug as well, with the river flowing to the town of Matewan, known for being the…
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Hatfields & McCoys: Remembering “Cotton Top”
Ellison “Cotton Top” Mounts was hanged in Pikeville, Kentucky on February 18, 1890. Cotton Top was one of the last people to be hanged in Pike County, and many believe his hanging was the final incident of the infamous Hatfields & McCoys feud. In my 8 years as Marketing Director of Pike County Tourism CVB,…
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Randolph McCoy Statue Unveiled at the McCoy Well, Hardy, KY
For many years, William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield’s gravesite has featured a statue in honor of the Hatfield patriarch. For over a decade, it has been a goal of Pike County Tourism CVB to secure a statue honoring McCoy patriarch Randolph McCoy, but financial difficulties has proven to be the greatest challenged, until now. Pike…
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Hear the Story of the Hatfields & McCoys…from the Descendants
Over the past hundred years, the story of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys have become part of American legend. With stories of violence, forbidden love, heartbreak, and a relentless vendetta that pitted two mountain families against each other, it is no wonder that this tale has grown to the iconic level that is has. However, it…
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Hatfields and McCoys: A Story of Forgiveness
When one thinks of the Hatfields and the McCoys, they no doubt think of a bloody grudge, unrelenting violence, unforgiveness and vengeance. After all, the Hatfield and McCoy feud is perhaps the world’s most infamous feud, and is a pop culture staple that is found in everything from movies, to television shows, artwork, as well…
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Hatfields & McCoys in the Media: The Election Day Fight
The election day fight is one of the most infamous stories in Hatfield & McCoy Feud lore. And as with many stories found in history, historians and Hatfield and McCoy descendants differ in opinion on the details of the historical account. Depictions of both Tolbert McCoy and Ellison Hatfield, who allegedly began the fight that resulted…