Black History Month at Midway Museum
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Davistown
Davistown by Owen Rouse Woodford County before the Civil War had a large population of slaves and a high percentage of landowners who had grown dependent upon their labor: in the year 1860, almost half (45%) of the eligible (adult white male) voters of the county owned slaves; and in that same year there were…
L & O Railroad Pop-up Display – December 2019
L & O Railroad Pop-up Display – December 2019 Board President, David Hume created an intriguing display of artifacts from his family’s private collection regarding the L & O Railroad in December 2019.
Turnpikes Around Midway
Turnpikes Around Midway By Owen Rouse In the year 1836 the Kentucky General Assembly created the Board of Internal Improvement. Its purposes included the investment of public funds in private turnpike companies. As a result, the activity of private companies in building turnpikes was immediately heightened. The Legislature in the following three decades produced a…