Elizabethtown (KY) (Images of America) - Softcover

Meranda L. Caswell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738517860 ISBN 13: 9780738517865

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

In the 1850s, Elizabethtown flourished due to the traffic from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and Turnpike. Over the next decades, the community grew in size and population, evolving into the romantic travel destination and quaint hometown that it is now. Today, visitors tour Elizabethtown to immerse themselves in historical significance: the Schmidt's Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia, President Abraham Lincoln's heritage, Gen. George Armstrong Custer's stay before his last stand, Gen. John Hunt Morgan's raids during the Civil War, and Philip Arnold's western adventures. The Brown-Pusey House, built around 1825, is open to the public. Couples continue to marry in this historic boarding house and its formal garden.

About this title

About the Author

Author Meranda L. Caswell was born and raised in Elizabethtown and Hardin County. She is currently the executive director of the Brown-Pusey House. As a research scientist, Meranda continues to investigate historic records of Hardin County as well as Smithland, Kentucky, assisting historians and genealogists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738517860
• ISBN 13: 9780738517865
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128