Paintsville

ID: 1765
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This postcard shows the town of Paintsville in the early-twentieth century. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Mission Accomplished

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #556 in Johnson County remembers a Civil War skirmish at Paintsville, which led to the subsequent engagement at Half Mountain in Magoffin County. On April 12, 1864, Union Colonel…