Author: Kentucky Central Railroad CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Charter of the Kentucky Central Railroad Company
Author: Kentucky Central Railroad CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Journal
Author: Kentucky. General Assembly. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Morgages, Charters and Other Documents of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and Subsidiary Companies
Author: Louisville & Nashville Railroad CoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Report of the Railroad Commissioners of Kentucky
Author: Railroad Commission of KentuckyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Kentucky Public Documents
Author: Kentucky. General AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Author: Kentucky. General Assembly. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
The Kentucky Encyclopedia
Author: John E. KleberPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813159016
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
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.
Acts Passed at the Session of the General Assembly for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Author: Kentucky. General AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Manual of the Railroads of the United States
Author: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963
Author: Kincaid A. HerrPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813187265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
When the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the west, and the only one headquartered in Kentucky. In the twentieth century, the L&N grew into one of the nation's major rail systems, reaching from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley and down to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Kincaid Herr worked for the Louisville and Nashville for more than forty years, and this book originated as a series of articles that he wrote for L&N Magazine between 1939 and 1942. After various printings through the 1940s and '50s, this fifth edition, completely revised and updated, was released in 1964. The 1950s saw the reluctant abandonment of the old steam engine (the L&N was a major coal-carrying railroad) in favor of the diesel. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the railroad experienced significant expansion in the South, where the economy was being fueled by new industry. Coal, automobiles, mail, and passengers all counted on the L&N to get them around the region. Herr traces the development and expansion of the L&N system over a century and profiles important company figures, such as longtime L&N president Milton Smith. Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan and railroad bandit Morris Slater also find their place in this entertaining history. Four appendices on topics ranging from the materials used to build trains to passenger equipment to motive power round out the complete, but accessible, account. Even after all these years, this volume remains the concise, illustrated history of "The Old Reliable" for its many fans around the world.