Pikeville Chapter, NSDAR

06/14/2026

Happy Birthday, U.S. Army. Today we celebrate 251 years of defending and protecting our nation’s freedom.

From Saratoga and Yorktown to mountains, deserts, and jungles across the globe, Army Veterans have made countless sacrifices to defend our nation. Your discipline, adaptability, and leadership have inspired us all. Thank you to generations of Army Veterans for your service and sacrifice.

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in South Carolina on June 13, 1777 to join the American Revolution. The French nobleman was nineteen years old and felt the fight for Liberty was linked to the happiness of all mankind. He bought a ship and sailed over.

George Washington and the young military man forged a long lasting friendship. Lafayette would name is son after George Washington in future years. In 1778 after being appointed a Major General, and serving as George Washington's aide-de-camp, taking part in the Battle of Brandywine, spending the winter at Valley Forge, he went back to France where he successfully persuaded the French to assist American forces. In 1780, Marquis de Lafayette returned to America and served in the Virginia campaign, which led to the surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781.

Pictured is a statue of the Marquis de Lafayette that is located in NYC sculpted by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who also designed the Statue of Liberty.

06/13/2026

06/12/2026

NFH Aviation is excited to help host the 2026 Aviation Summer Camp at the Pikeville/Pike County Airport presented by the Kentucky Aerospace Education Center and the Aviation Museum of Kentucky.

This camp is a hands-on introduction to aviation and aviation careers.

Participants will take part in activities covering aeronautics, navigation, flight simulation, and weather permitting, flight time in an airplane!

The camp will take place June 29–30, 2026, at the Pikeville/Pike County Airport. The cost is $209 per person.

Registration must be completed online through the Kentucky Aviation Museum website
https://aviationky.org/

Space is limited!!!! So don’t wait!!!

For questions, please call 606-437-9548.

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

Today is the Freedom Trail's 75th birthday! The original idea for the trail came from Bill Schofield, a Boston Herald-Traveler writer, and Bob Winn, a member of the Old North Church, both of whom noticed the need for a clearer wayfinding tool for tourists visiting Boston's historic sites.

The idea reached Boston Mayor John B, Hynes' office, and on June 11, 1951, Mayor Hynes officially dedicated the Freedom Trail. Today, millions of people from around the world explore the trail during their visit to Boston. Happy Birthday, Freedom Trail Foundation!

06/11/2026

In celebration of America's 250th birthday, USPS is releasing a patriotic stamp honoring the Declaration of Independence. The stamp spells out "1776" with iconic feather quills like those used by founding fathers to sign the historic document.