Bluegrass Paradise
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Bluegrass Paradise

Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bluegrass Paradise

Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky

About this book

In the earliest days of the United States as settlers made their way west and into what would eventually become Kentucky, they were faced with many challenges in the task of surveying and claiming new and unknown land.

Among the highest priorities for new residents was to determine if their chosen homestead could provide the fertile soil and fresh water they needed to sustain life and service their agricultural needs. Kentucky, with its underlying base of predominantly limestone rock—perfectly suited to the natural formation of caves, sinking streams, and springs of cool water—proved the ideal location on which to build their new lives.

In Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky, author Gary A. O'Dell tells the story of the Royal Spring, the largest spring in central Kentucky. Practical and essential to the creation of a successful settlement, the spring and its location became the primary reason pioneers would eventually congregate here and found the city of Georgetown as one of the earliest Kentucky communities. In the ensuing 250 years, the Royal Spring has faithfully served the water needs of the community and the locale remains a cherished cultural and historical asset that provides greenspace within a rapidly growing city.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. From Wilderness to City
  8. 2. The New Frontier
  9. 3. Bluegrass Paradise
  10. 4. A Goodly Land
  11. 5. The Land of Springs
  12. 6. Floyd’s Spring
  13. 7. McClelland’s Station
  14. 8. Serving God and Mammon
  15. 9. Clear Beautiful Spring Watter
  16. 10. Blue Grass Park and the Civil War
  17. 11. The Water Works
  18. 12. Who Owns Royal Spring?
  19. 13. Gulping Down Royal Spring Sewage
  20. 14. Protecting Royal Spring
  21. 15. A Dumping Ground Since Time Immemorial
  22. 16. Royal Spring Park
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Notes
  25. Index