Prestonsburg

ID: 2212
This file appears in: County Named, 1799

This photograph postcard shows a street scene in Prestonsburg in the early-twentieth century. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: County Named, 1799

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #817 in Prestonsburg remembers the life of Captain John Floyd, for whom Floyd County is named. Floyd County, located in the eastern part of the state, was the fortieth county…