Garrard, Kentucky
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Garrard, Kentucky
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Garrard is a coal town in Clay County, Kentucky, United States on the junction of United States Highway 421 and Kentucky Highway 80, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Manchester. It was established in 1806 by James Garrard's son Daniel (1780–1866) as a salt works, he having bought the land in 1798, but didn't actually gain the name until the Cumberland and Manchester Railroad came through there in 1917.
It was through the 19th century rather known as variously the Goose Creek Salt Works, the Union Sal
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrard,_Kentucky
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2024-01-26T23:54:25Z
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