with Harlan County’s population down to about 25
a Class D league that operated in central Kentucky
playing through 1955 with a hiatus during World War II
finishing the year 21-3 with a 1
The Olive Hill Brickies hailed from the small town of Olive Hill
Harlan Smokies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Size:XL with Harlan County’s population downThe Harlan Smokies were a minor league baseball team from Harlan County, Kentucky, first competing in the Mountain States League (19481954) and later in the Appalachian League (19611962). Harlan, once known as Bloody Harlan for the violent mine wars of the 1930s, had settled by 1948, and the Smokies became a welcome source of entertainment for a county of 70,000. Early on, they drew nearly 47,000 fans annually to Browning Leonard Park, but declining