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There is so much history at Forest Home Farm along the Ohio River in South Portsmouth that the land is always producing clues about the diversity of the humans who have lived, worked and crossed it in the last 12,000 years. The Cropper family, who now call it home, have... Read More →

Seven generations of the descendants of Revolutionary War soldier Thaddeus Bennett have farmed in the valley along Tygarts Creek, first building and later guarding the covered wooden bridge that straddles the swift moving water. After purchasing 3,000 acres surrounding the former... Read More →

The Bonzo Dairy Farm of Greenup, Ky. Posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:01 am CARRIE STAMBAUGH The Independent /Posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:01 am Everyone had a job to do and every job was hard. But no one complained and no one quit until the job was done. That is what the... Read More →

The Virgin family farm along North Fork in Oldtown can trace its family and farm history in Greenup County back more than 200 years and six generations to Revolutionary War Capt. Rezin Virgin. A direct descendant of Rezin Virgin, Roy Virgin and his wife, Betty, are the owners of... Read More →

How CS2 became Mudfoot and The Fireman By Carrie “Mudfoot” Stambaugh The morning of March 18, 2010 dawned clear and cold at Amicalola Falls State Park in northern Georgia. As we crunched down a gravel road, our friends and family waved goodbye then drove off, leaving us alone in... Read More →

Hienemans have lived and farmed on Coal Branch since the 1860s, passing their land and agricultural heritage through five generations. The Hieneman Family Farm was founded by brothers George and Bill Hieneman in 1892. It is owned today by George’s great-grandson Curtis Hieneman,... Read More →

Farming is the enduring first love of both Terry and Lisa Osborne. Both grew up on farms in Greenup County, which they now own and continue to labor on. Their individual love for their farms and agriculture drew them together and it continues to shape their life as husband and... Read More →

Old Liberty Farm is as rich in history as its fertile, rolling slopes. A 500-acre swath of land stretching from the high wooded ridge line to the banks of Tygarts Creek, Old Liberty Farm is named for the frontier village that once also called it home from the early 1800s until it... Read More →

Independent The Magazine | Winter 2009 Edition ASHLAND  Coronary Heart Disease is among the leading cause of death among American men and women, but women are more likely to die from the disease than their male counterparts because of disparities in research, diagnosis and... Read More →