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ID: 4270 ~ Source: Used with permission from https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=136959. ~ Creator: Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019.

This file appears in: Marker #729 "Pioneer" Ward: Historical Marker #729 stands on the southeast corner of West Main Street and Holy Street in front of the Martin County Courthouse.

This file appears in: Marker #729 "Pioneer" Ward: Historical Marker #729 stands on the southeast corner of West Main Street and Holy Street in front of the Martin County Courthouse.

Marker #729 "Pioneer" Ward: Historical Marker #729 stands on the southeast corner of West Main Street and Holy Street in front of the Martin County Courthouse.

By Andy Dickson

Historical Marker #729, “James ’Pioneer’ Ward,” commemorates Revolutionary War veteran James Ward, a member of the Virginia militia who moved to Kentucky in 1780. In addition to fighting in the…