Historical Marker
Feudists on Trial
Historical marker location:
Pikeville, Kentucky
( Kentucky Ave., Pikeville College campus, Pikeville)
Hanging site of Ellison Mounts, Feb. 18, 1890. Seven other Hatfield supporters indicted for murder of Alifair McCoy were sentenced to life in prison. By the time of his trial, Mounts had confessed. He was also found guilty, but the jury recommended the death penalty. Pike County sheriff carried out sentence. This was one of the last episodes in Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Dedicated in 1992.
The famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has been held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1875.