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B-29 Superfortress Crash at Soldier Creek Church

Posted on January 18, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Soldier Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Harvey, Marshall County, KY, dates to 1820 and is the oldest church in the Jackson Purchase region of western Kentucky. Through the years the old church has seen a lot of history, good and bad, … Continue reading →

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Prairie Church Served It’s Community Well

Posted on January 15, 2020 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

“Having served this NEIGHBORHOOD well for 134 years, due to many changes, it was offically closed June 1999. it is believed this building has never been locked, and hopefully, it never will be,” the message concluded. Continue reading →

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Adams, Tennessee and the Bell Witch

Posted on December 28, 2019 by bobg.bell@gmail.com

Adams, TN is best known for its historic Bell Witch haunting, where an evil spirit tormented the Bell family, and finally killed the family patriarch, John Bell, in 1820. I had heard the Bell Witch stories growing up in rural … Continue reading →

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