Hazard, Kentucky
Hazard is a city of Kentucky in the United States. It is built on the North Fork of the Kentucky River.[1]
History
The first European settler was Elijah Combs who built a house near the river in 1795.[2] In 1821, the village became the seat of the local government area called Perry County. The village was first called Perry County Court House.[2] The town was called Hazard in early records, and the post office, built in 1854 was called Hazard. The name became official in 1884.[2] The name Hazard came from Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero from the Revolutionary War of 1812.[2]
Hazard, Kentucky Media
Coal miners' children cross a footbridge into Hazard, Kentucky, July 1940. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott.
The Mother Goose House in Hazard, Kentucky
Main Street, Hazard, KY.
Other websites
- Historic photos of Hazard. Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ↑ "Hazard, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "History - City of Hazard KY". City of Hazard, Kentucky. Archived from the original on 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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