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Ashland dates back to the migration of the Poage family from the Shenandoah Valley via the Cumberland Gap in 1786. They erected a homestead along the Ohio River and named it Poage's Landing. Also called Poage Settlement, the community that developed around it remained an extended-family affair until the mid-19th century. In 1854, the city name was changed to Ashland, after Henry Clay's Lexington estate and to reflect the city's growing industrial base. The city's early industrial growth was a result of Ohio's pig iron industry and, particularly, the 1854 charter of the Kentucky Iron, Coal, and Manufacturing Company by the Kentucky General Assembly. The city was formally incorporated by the General Assembly two years later in 1856. Major industrial employers in the first half of the 20th Century included Armco, Ashland Oil and Refining Company, the C&O Railroad, Allied Chemical & Dye Company's Semet Solvay, and Mansbach Steel.
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- 1854 - Ashland
Ashland, a post-office of Union county, Kentucky.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1895 - Ashland
Ashland, a thriving city and railway centre of Boyd co., Ky., is situated on the Ohio River, near the mouth of the Big Sandy, in a rich mineral, oil, and lumber region, 146 miles by rail above Cincinnati. It has 9 churches, 3 banks, a collegiate institute, extensive steel and iron plants, and...Read MORE... 
Miss Agnes L Goddard, Principal, Ashland, Ky.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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Greenup Ave., Business Section, Ashland, KY.
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Ashland, a city and railway centre of Boyd co., Ky., is situated on the Ohio River, near the mouth of the Big Sandy, in a rich mineral, oil, and lumber region, 146 miles above Cincinnati, on the Chesapeake and Ohio and other railroads. It has a collegiate institute, extensive steel- and...Read MORE... 
Henry Clay Hotel, Ashland, KY.
"The Henry Clay Hotel opened in the 1930's as a luxury hotel and closed in 1975. The building was completely renovated and the hotel's individual rooms were converted into 52 apartments..." www.henryclayhouse.com
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C. & O. Passenger Station, Ashland, Ky.
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Miss Agnes L Goddard, Principal, Ashland, Ky.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
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Greenup Ave., Business Section, Ashland, KY.
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C. & O. Passenger Station, Ashland, Ky.
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1854 - Ashland
Ashland, a post-office of Union county, Kentucky.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1895 - Ashland
Ashland, a thriving city and railway centre of Boyd co., Ky., is situated on the Ohio River, near the mouth of the Big Sandy, in a rich mineral, oil, and lumber region, 146 miles by rail above Cincinnati. It has 9 churches, 3 banks, a collegiate institute, extensive steel and iron plants, and... Read MORE...
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Ashland, a city and railway centre of Boyd co., Ky., is situated on the Ohio River, near the mouth of the Big Sandy, in a rich mineral, oil, and lumber region, 146 miles above Cincinnati, on the Chesapeake and Ohio and other railroads. It has a collegiate institute, extensive steel- and... Read MORE...
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