Letcher County, Kentucky
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Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties
Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg
Mose Adams log cabin, where the first court session was held in 1842
The third courthouse built by Lemuel R. Perry in 1898 and existed until the 1960s
The Letcher County Courthouse, remodeled in 1998. The bell at the front was the same one that was used to call the court into session in the old courthouse
Harlan County, Kentucky
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Harlan County is located in southeastern Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831. The county seat is Harlan. Kentucky's highest natural point, Black Mountain, is in Harlan County.
Harlan County courthouse in Harlan
Harlan County Courthouse
Franklin D. Roosevelt in Harlan County, 1908
Black Mountain