The Hatfields and the McCoys were not the only feuding families in Kentucky history.
A story out of Christian County reveals another legendary feud in the mid-20th century, and a local history teacher will share the tale during History on Tap, slated for Thursday, Sept. 19, at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
Brett Pritchett, a teacher at University Heights Academy, will present the program titled, “A Western Kentucky Feud.”
A news release from the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County describes the story:
“On March 15, 1947, shots rang out on Virginia Street in downtown Hopkinsville as a Christian County-Muhlenberg County feud renewed in bloody fashion. Markie Bone, a colorful figure of local legend, was found on the street and was rushed to Jennie Stuart Hospital where he actually recovered from the seven bullet wounds given to him.
It was a feud “born out of the rival Dukes and Bone families, farmers and moonshiners that left a trail of crime and violence all over Christian County.”
Once a month, the museum organizes a talk on local history at the brewery. Pritchett’s program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
(Editor’s Note: Jennifer P. Brown serves on the local museum board.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
