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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Of possible
interest to our Scioto Division members around <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Kenova</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">WV</st1:State></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt'>On November 21<sup>st</sup> at 12 Noon, The Eastern
Kentucky Railway Historical Society is happy to announce the dedication of the
Willard Historical Marker. This will be a Highway Marker dedicated to the
Eastern Kentucky Railway and its importance to the people of <st1:place w:st="on">Eastern
Kentucky</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'> The EK railway existed from 1865 through 1933 in
Greenup, Carter and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Counties</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The membership
of the EK society has completed highway markers at each important stop of the
railway so that one might travel via automobile and read the history of the
railroad. This railroad gained international fame through Jesse Stuart who
wrote about it in his book <u>Huey the Engineer </u>and is the only railroad in
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
documented from beginning to end in this manner. The Willard marker will be
the only two sided marker dedicated due to the amount of history for this area.
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style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Marker will read: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>In 1873 the line extended from Grayson to Willard.
Located here were a turntable, water tower, railroad scales and engine house.
Nearby –the Lick Branch and Lost Creek spurs as well as EK coal mines and
a coal camp existed. The EK railroad was prominent in the Porter Lynching of
1892 as an angry mob stole the train and hung Mr. Porter south of Willard from
a railroad bridge. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>On October 31, 1905, 6 men attempted to rob the safe
at the Bank of Willard but were thwarted by locals. The robbers escaped by
using an EK engine but were later captured as they slept up Johns Creek
Branch. In the 1920’s for $7.20 a month, kids took the EK’s Blue
Goose to school from Willard to Grayson each day. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Gary Rolih<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt'>Cincinnati <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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