Mt. Washington / Bobby K. Darnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darnell, Bobby K., author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Kentucky--Mount Washington--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Mount Washington (Ky.)--History--Pictorial works.

Mount Washington (Ky.).

Mount Washington (Ky.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Mount Washington (Ky.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Mount Washington (Ky.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Mount Washington

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When pioneers first ventured off the Wilderness Road in the late 1700s looking for a more direct route to Louisville, they came upon a pleasant area between the Salt River and Floyd's Fork. It provided rich soil for farmland, virgin timber for building, plentiful game, and numerous springs. As roads from Bardstown to Louisville and Shepherdsville to Shelbyville and Taylorsville were forged, the area was nicknamed "The Crossroads." In 1818, the community was named first Mt. Vernon and then Mt. Washington. The town grew tremendously, outgrowing all of its neighboring cities in Bullitt County for decades. As many as five hotels existed in the mid-1800s, and a private school named Mt. Washington Academy, greatly praised as "The Athens of this Place, " drew students from miles away.

Contents:

At the crossroads

Movers, shakers, music makers, and bakers

Hell's Kitchen to Heaven's Gate

Motoring though Mt. Washington

Home sweet home

Medicine men of Mt. Washington

Athens of this section

People, places, and Polly the parrot.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781439649657

1439649650

OCLC:

1132354613