Images of America: Bardstown is an educational and entertaining volume
that will delight residents, visitors, and lovers of history
everywhere.
A visitor to Bardstown today can view as many as 300 buildings listed on
the National Register and marvel at their age and condition, but the
original state of many of these landmarks has long since been altered or
forgotten.
Fire destroyed many buildings during the late 1800s, and commercial
progress in the 1900s prompted the demolition of more than 100 of the
area's homes and businesses. In this remarkable new volume, the search
of public and private collections for photos of local landmarks and
events has resulted in the lost puzzle pieces needed to complete the
history of Bardstown's physical heritage. In 190 rare photographs,
Bardstown reveals the people and places who have contributed to its
growth and gives readers the opportunity to witness the changes that
have occurred throughout the history of this close-knit, Southern
community.
Images in this collection include recently discovered photographs of the
tragic Shepherdsville Train Wreck of 1917; the effects of Prohibitionn
on a community with 12 distilleries; the changing faces of My Old
Kentucky Home (the inspiration for Kentucky's state song); and unique
views of the fires that destroyed Heaven Hill Distillery and the Talbott
Tavern.
