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Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. [1] Its county seat is Pikeville. [2] The county was founded in 1821. [3] It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city.
The largest yellow bass ever taken in Kentucky (1 lb., 1 oz.) was caught in the waters of Lake Barkley. [3] In 2019 officials started to aggressively deal with the invasion of Asian carp into Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. The state is using electo-shock fishing and sonic devices and hope to remove 5 million pounds of the species a year [4]
In 2022, 54.5 million Americans ages 6 and over went fishing, a 4% increase from 2021, according to the "Special Report on Fishing" produced by the Outdoor Foundation and the Recreational Boating ...
Berkley is a fishing tackle company founded in Spirit Lake, Iowa, in 1937 [1] as Berkley Fly Co. by Berkley Bedell. History. The Jarden Corporation acquired ...
Pikeville Medical Center has established itself as a regional healthcare center. In 2014, a new 11-story clinic and a 10-story parking structure was completed at a cost of $150 million. The hospital has also become a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. [15] In 2013, construction began on a shopping center known as Pikeville Commons.
Fedscreek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1921. Fedscreek was named for nearby Feds Creek, which in turn was named for the obscure figure Fed.
Fishtrap Lake is a 1,130-acre (5 km 2) reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, the lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at the 195-foot-high Fishtrap Dam ( 37°25′55″N 82°24′55″W / 37.43194°N 82.41528°W / 37.43194; -82.41528 ...
Lake Barkley Lock and Dam, impounding Lake Barkley. Barkley Dam is a dam along the Cumberland River in Kentucky.Its construction along with Kentucky Dam formed the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBLNRA) by stopping the flow of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, forming Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake respectively.