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The Fugates, commonly known as the "Blue Fugates" [1] or the "Blue People of Kentucky", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
As the 20th century progressed, improved transportation and communications reduced the isolation of the Fugates in their Appalachian "holler", and the family dispersed, while the new genes introduced to the line made the appearance of methemoglobinemia increasingly rare. The last-known Blue Fugate was Benjamin Stacy, born in 1975.
Troublesome Creek in Hindman, Kentucky. Troublesome Creek is a creek in Breathitt, Perry and Knott counties, Kentucky, a fork of the North Fork Kentucky River. [1] It is 41.46 miles (66.72 km) long with a gradient of 8.92 feet per mile (168.9 cm/km), normally free-flowing, and with banks that vary between tree-lined and open.
Pages in category "Families from Kentucky" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Blue Fugates;
Blue people may refer to: Methemoglobinemia, a disorder that can turn skin blue the Blue Fugates, an Appalachian family with congenital methemoglobinemia; Cyanosis, a general medical condition that can turn skin blue Blue baby syndrome, cyanosis in babies; A name for the Tuareg people, from their traditional clothing
The Fugates, a family that lived in the hills of Kentucky in the US, had the hereditary form. They are known as the "Blue Fugates". [ 30 ] Martin Fugate and Elizabeth Smith, who had married and settled near Hazard, Kentucky , around 1800, were both carriers of the recessive methemoglobinemia (met-H) gene, as was a nearby clan with whom the ...
Eastern, rural Kentucky is a geographically isolated area, cut off from much of the country. [3]: 57 Prior to the creation of the Pack Horse Library Project, many people in rural Appalachian Kentucky did not have access to books. [4] The percentage of people who were illiterate in eastern Kentucky was at around 31 percent. [4]
Slack Farm is located near Uniontown, Kentucky, close to the confluence of the Ohio River and the Wabash Rivers. The site included a Native American mound and an extensive village occupation dating between 1400 and 1650 CE. Although Slack Farm was long known to be one of the major villages of the Caborn-Welborn people, it became famous when it ...