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Private and secure, The Lawson Estate rests in a peaceful, quiet neighborhood one mile from U.S. 23 in Floyd County, Kentucky. The site was chosen for its ready
access to the region's main four-lane thoroughfare. Six miles north of the Pike County Airport, the location benefits from its proximity to Pikeville, a five minute drive in adjacent Pike County, included in the top twenty
l00 Best Small Towns to Live in America, published in 1993 and 1995 by Norman Crampton (Prentice-Hall). The ratings recognize communities with the lowest crime rates in the country, excellent educational systems, and solid
infrastructure. Pikeville is home to The Pikeville Medical Center. A modern, sate of the art facilitiy offering excellent care including open heart surgery, brain surgery and cancer center. Varied cultural
opportunities near The Lawson Estate include: dance and gymnastics lessons, professional outdoor theatre, YMCA, three nearby golf courses, and visual and performing arts programs at facilities such as the East Kentucky Expo
Center a new 7500 seat facility, Pikeville College, the Mountain Arts Center and Artists Collaborate Theatre in Elkhorn City. Easy access to nature's wonders offers whitewater rafting, fishing, hunting, camping, and
hiking at Breaks Interstate Park, Paintsville Lake, Fishtrap Lake and Wildlife Management Area, and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and Lake. The area is also rich in natural resources with an abundance of coal, natural gas, oil
and timber. It has been touted as the energy capital of the world.
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