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Q. on 100 years ago: Where was Sulphur Vale?

A question apparently for the ages remains underanswered

By Jim

The first newsletter from this place of mystery appeared in the Adair County News in early January, 1907 and was followed by only six or seven more letters over the next four years.

In the October 5, 1910 News, the Craycraft correspondent made reference to "Sulphur Vale, Adair county, a place more magnificent than the ancient groves of Athens."Was possibly - just possibly - Sulphur Vale the Shangri-La of Adair County?

Was possibly Sulphur Vale the Shangri-La of Adair County? If so, perhaps some lucky soul - a weary traveler from the Great Northern Wilderness, mayhaps - will again enter that fabled land.



The news from Sulphur Vale, Adair County, April 13, 1910:
The health of this community is very good at present.

Mr. Jessee Sapp of this neighborhood has recently moved to D.M. Moore's place near Garlin. We regret very much to give him up.

Mr. Valentine Bryant and E.L. Poynter are planting corn this week.

Misses Pinkie and Beatrice Breeding visited Misses Mabel and Irene Murrell of Craycraft, last Saturday night.

J.A. Breeding is the owner of a fine young colt.

Mr. Edwin Hardwick the county surveyor was in this community surveying land a few days of last week. [Mr. E.G. Hardwick had been elected County Surveyor of Adair in the General Election of '09. ]

The Misses Murrell and Breeding, attended the singing at Concord last Sunday.

Mr. James Hayes was home from the L.T.W.S. [Lindsey Wilson Training School], last Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. George Hunn was in this community last week buying sheep.

Eggs are 17 cents and chickens 14 cents.

So went the news, 100 years ago, October 5, 1910, run a bit out of sequence owing to the importance to the as yet unanswered question, "Where was Sulphur Vale, Adair Co., KY"?


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