1931, July 1st, Laurel CountyHealth Department opened
1904, Local hospital started as an infirmary
1902, Meeting was conducted for the building of the a Colored Baptist College. This later became the TB Hospital.
1951, January 31st, TB Hospital had their 1st patient.
1909, December 3rd, cornerstone layed for the local Federal Building. Building was completed  at a cost of $82,294.00
1916, March 1st, 1st Rural Route in London
1883, September 19th, Laurel County Fair was established at Camp Ground, 8 miles south of London.
1896, May 11th, Ground Breaking For Sue Bennett Memorial School
1951, St. Andrews Elementary School was established.
1910, 1st Methodist Church of London was built.
1954, June 19th, Decision to build London Elementary School; building was lowered 2005 after construction of new building.
1948-1949, State Police built post in London at a cost of $31,893.00
1894, March 11th, The first 1st Baptist Church of London was built  on Long & 7th Street
1896, Parker Cemetery was established, later changed to Dyche Cemetery
1841 to around 1910 The Sublimity Springs Hotel Resort was open for business
African-American Churches in Laurel County: 1st church in town was on 13th street around the civil war, 1861-1865, then moved to a church on Short street, adjacent to the Mill Street Baptist Church.  Mill Street Baptist Church is the current location of the African-American Heritage Society.
1908, First Christian Church of London established
1923, January 23rd, Second 1st Baptist Church
1912, London National Guard was organized (not the building).
*Timeline Info -
"History of Laurel County" by Russell Dyche
WPA (Work Progress Administration)
State Highway Markers
1938-1941, London City Hall & Fire Station constructed by WPA
1939-1940, London's Black School was constructed on Mill Street across from West 14th Street
1935-1937, 12-room London School was constructed by the WPA
1938-1941, Lily School was constructed by the WPA
1938-1939, Hazel Green School Building & Gym was constructed by WPA, replacing the previous building.
1936, WPA constructed 50,580 square feet of sidewalks, most of which we still use today.
1858-1954, Laurel Seminary
1826, Laurel County was established
1897, Sue Bennett Memorial School opened
1873, October 11th, Mountain Echo Newspaper was established
1861, Battle of Camp Wildcat
1862, August 17th, Battle of London
1881, Swiss Colony Bernstadt founded, Kentucky's largest foreign colony.
1804, Wilderness Road Inn built
1786, McNitt's Defeat at what is now Levi Jackson State Park
1882, First work train pulled into London
1915, London Christian Church women
started organizing the first public library.
1920, Laurel County Library Association was organized.
1932, Nov. 16th, Laurel County had first library building on East 4th Street.
1950, Keavy & Colony Elementary Schools were built, these were identical buildings.
1936-1937, 8-Room East Bernstadt School was constructed by the WPA
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