Beattyville

ID: 2122
This file appears in: Kentucky River Forms Here

This historic postcard shows the Kentucky River at Beattyville. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Kentucky River Forms Here

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1805 in Beattyville (Lee County) notes the location where the Kentucky River begins. Two branches, the North Fork and Middle Fork, join together east of Beattyville. They then…