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Logan County

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Logan County's first burst of settlement was between 1792 and 1824, largely by families who came from Virginia and Kentucky. Most people lived on family farms. In the winter, many men worked by cutting timber and sending it downriver to towns, such as Catlettsburg and Guyandotte, to sell.

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