Greenup

Greenup, KY

USA Brig. Gen. George W. Morgan with 8000 men reached here Oct. 3, 1862 on way to Camp Dennison, Ohio, after retreating over 200 miles...

KY 7, KY

One of Kentucky's longest wooden, one-span, covered bridges, length 195 feet.

A major producer of iron in the Hanging Rock Region 1851-75, an important Union Army supplier in the Civil War.

Wurtland, KY

Union Civil War training camp was organized Dec. 12, 1861.

Raceland, KY

Stood 11/2 mi. south.

Greenup, KY

For Christopher Greenup, governor of Ky.

Argillite, KY

Development of this area's rich coal, iron, and timber resources began 1867 when Eastern Kentucky Railway laid track from Ohio River to...

Hunnewell, KY

Development of Greenup’s iron resources in the mid-1800s relied heavily on the E. K. Railway and its extension near the Greenup furnace.

Stood 5 miles south.

Oldtown, KY

The first white child born of American parents, west of the Allegheny Mountains-Mrs. Lucy Virgin Downs-was a resident of Oldtown, Greenup...

KY 207, KY

In the log meeting house of Palmyra Baptist Church, once located near here, Greenup Assoc.

Hopewell, KY

In 1824, William Ward built here a bloomery forge, converting it, 1832-33, to a blast furnace, also known as Camp Branch Furnace.

Oldtown, KY

Built 4 miles west by George and Samuel Wurts in 1849.

Wurtland, KY

John M. McConnell moved from Pa.

N. of Lynn, KY

Built 6 mi. west in 1846 on a tract of 30,000 acres by Samuel Seaton and others.

Argillite, KY

Stood 31/4 miles west.

Greenup, KY

Built in 1833 by D. Trimble and J. T. Withrow, six miles south.

South Portsmouth, KY

First village in Kentucky built by Shawnee Indians and French traders.

Wurtland, KY

Built by Shreve Brothers in 1824, stood 31/4 mi. south.