The feud dead
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The feud dead are said to linger in the valley. A Kentucky town's lore is municipal property; Pikeville keeps this account in its unofficial archive. The lore has a face now: The feud dead. It remains the site's standing claim. The file stays open on it. The reports keep the address on the map. The account stays in the file — reported, retold, unresolved.
The feud’s dead are reportedly seen. The accounts name only a collective — the feud dead. The reports at Pleasant Valley War site are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. The account appears in 'Pleasant Valley War'. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is The feud dead.