Ghost Railroads Of Kentucky
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Ghost Railroads Of Kentucky
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Author : Elmer Griffith Sulzer
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1998
Ghost Railroads Of Kentucky written by Elmer Griffith Sulzer and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Ghost Railroads of Kentucky (first published in 1967) and its two sister volumes, Ghost Railroads of Indiana (1970) and Ghost Railroads of Tennessee (1975), provide the authoritative account of the abandoned lines in the railroad heartland east of the Mississippi. No mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules (though they are here too!), this book is full of the life and vigor of Kentucky's economic arteries. Professor Sulzer, a consummate storyteller, recounts the human drama surrounding these ghost lines. Even poor Alex Richardson, shamefully lynched on the new railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at West Irvine, has his sad story told.
Abandoned Railroad Corridors In Kentucky
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Author : Lisa Rainey Brownell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Abandoned Railroad Corridors In Kentucky written by Lisa Rainey Brownell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Rail-trails categories.
Ghost Railroads Of Indiana
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Author : Elmer Griffith Sulzer
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1998
Ghost Railroads Of Indiana written by Elmer Griffith Sulzer and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Transportation categories.
Details the history of railroad closings and their impact on the railroad traffic running from the industrial North and East to the agricultural South and West.
The Whiskey Route The Frankfort Cincinnati Railroad Frankfort Kentucky
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-05-19
The Whiskey Route The Frankfort Cincinnati Railroad Frankfort Kentucky written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-19 with History categories.
The Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad was a standard gauge, shortline that operated in Kentucky between Frankfort and Paris, by way of Stamping Ground and Georgetown. The line connected with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at Frankfort and Paris and the Cincinnati Southern Railway at Georgetown. The line operated 40 miles of track. The line was called The Whiskey Route after the number of distilleries located along its right of way.
The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-07-24
The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-24 with History categories.
Kentucky claims to be the birthplace of railroading west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1832, the Lexington & Ohio Railroad (L&O) began to build track from Lexington to Louisville. Unfortunately the L&O got no further than Frankfort on the Kentucky River when it ran out of money. Railroad construction in Kentucky would stagnate until the 1850s when four companies started to build track, three were north-south and one east-west. An amalgamation of railroads using the name Kentucky Central would push south from Covington opposite Cincinnati OH, toward Chattanooga TN, but stalled at Nicholasville due to the Civil War. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) would build southward from Louisville for Nashville TN, and Memphis TN, reaching both cities as the Civil War started. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad (M&O) during the same period completed a railroad from Mobile AL, to Columbus KY, on the Mississippi River. The east-west track reached from Louisville eastward to a junction at Frankfort KY.
The Kentucky Encyclopedia
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Author : John E. Kleber
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-10-17
The Kentucky Encyclopedia written by John E. Kleber and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-17 with History categories.
The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.
The Encyclopedia Of Northern Kentucky
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Author : Paul A. Tenkotte
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-10-17
The Encyclopedia Of Northern Kentucky written by Paul A. Tenkotte and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-17 with Reference categories.
The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky is the authoritative reference on the people, places, history, and rich heritage of the Northern Kentucky region. The encyclopedia defines an overlooked region of more than 450,000 residents and celebrates its contributions to agriculture, art, architecture, commerce, education, entertainment, literature, medicine, military, science, and sports. Often referred to as one of the points of the "Golden Triangle" because of its proximity to Lexington and Louisville, Northern Kentucky is made up of eleven counties along the Ohio River: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson. With more than 2,000 entries, 170 images, and 13 maps, this encyclopedia will help readers appreciate the region's unique history and culture, as well as the role of Northern Kentucky in the larger history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. • Describes the "Golden Triangle" of Kentucky, an economically prosperous area with high employment, investment, and job-creation rates • Contains entries on institutions of higher learning, including Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More College, and three community and technical colleges • Details the historic cities of Covington, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Ludlow and their renaissance along the shore of the Ohio River • Illustrates the importance of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport as well as major corporations such as Ashland, Fidelity Investments, Omnicare, Toyota North America, and United States Playing Card
Frankfort Railroad Hard Bound
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-08-17
Frankfort Railroad Hard Bound written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with categories.
Railroad, Trolley, and Interurban Rail Lines of Frankfort, Kentucky -- 175 Years of Rail Service
Report Of The Railroad Commission Of Kentucky
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Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Report Of The Railroad Commission Of Kentucky written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Railroads categories.
Kentucky Place Names
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Author : Robert M. Rennick
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 1984
Kentucky Place Names written by Robert M. Rennick and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.
The relationship between a town and its local institutions of higher education is often fraught with turmoil. The complicated tensions between the identity of a city and the character of a university can challenge both communities. Lexington, Kentucky, displays these characteristic conflicts, with two historic educational institutions within its city limits: Transylvania University, the first college west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the University of Kentucky, formerly “State College.” An investigative cultural history of the town that called itself “The Athens of the West,” Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in Lexington, Kentucky, 1880–1917 depicts the origins and development of this relationship at the turn of the twentieth century. Lexington’s location in the upper South makes it a rich region for examination. Despite a history of turmoil and violence, Lexington’s universities serve as catalysts for change. Until the publication of this book, Lexington was still characterized by academic interpretations that largely consider Southern intellectual life an oxymoron. Kolan Thomas Morelock illuminates how intellectual life flourished in Lexington from the period following Reconstruction to the nation’s entry into the First World War. Drawing from local newspapers and other primary sources from around the region, Morelock offers a comprehensive look at early town-gown dynamics in a city of contradictions. He illuminates Lexington’s identity by investigating the lives of some influential personalities from the era, including Margaret Preston and Joseph Tanner. Focusing on literary societies and dramatic clubs, the author inspects the impact of social and educational university organizations on the town’s popular culture from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era. Morelock’s work is an enlightening analysis of the intersection between student and citizen intellectual life in the Bluegrass city during an era of profound change and progress. Taking the Town explores an overlooked aspect of Lexington’s history during a time in which the city was establishing its cultural and intellectual identity.
