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Hwy 23 is designated the Country Music Highway. You can travel its entire length from Pikeville to Ashland, but a good segment is between Prestonsburg and Paintsville where the Kentucky Opry (see Do section) and Loretta Lynn's childhood home and the US 23 Country Music Highway Museum can be reached (see Paintsville).
The Confederate forces were always poking around trying to stir things up until this battle finally erupted just to the west of present day Prestonsburg, pitting future President James Garfield against Confederate Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall on Jan 10, 1862.
Planetarium and natural science exhibits.
Nice rainbow arch bridge.
Scene of a horrific bus crash where a school bus impacted a tow truck and then catapulted into the freezing Levisa Fork where it was carried away and submerged, resulting in the loss of 26 people, mostly children.
This is where a troupe keeps the bluegrass, country, and gospel spirit alive with a song.