| LC control no. | n 82047519 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Ashland (Ky.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Kentucky--Ashland |
| Variant(s) | Ashland, Ky. Poage Setttlement (Ky.) Poage's Landing (Ky.) |
| Beginning date | 1856 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Boyd County (Ky.) Greenup County (Ky.) |
| Found in | Means family. Business records, 1840-1954. GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 38°28ʹ42ʺN 082°38ʹ17ʺW) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 36-37 (Incorporated in 1856, Ashland, Kentucky was originally located in Greenup County until Boyd County was founded in 1860. Originally known as Poage Settlement or Poage's Landing, settled by the Poage family of Virginia. Became a producer of timber, coal, limestone and pig iron. Ashland Oil, the thirteenth largest petroleum refining company in the United States, was founded there in 1924. Named after the Henry Clay estate, Ashland, in Lexington, Ky. Laid out by Martin Toby Hilton.) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ky |
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