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Bullitt Memories Articles

David Strange and Charlie Hartley write weekly articles on Bullitt County "Memories" that appear in the Wednesday Courier-Journal Neighborhoods section. These articles are also archived on the museum web site. A list of these articles, and links to them, may be found by following this link.

A Developing History

The Land | The Forests | The Salt
The Indians | Projectile Points
Creation of County
A Time Line Project
1793 Petition to Governor Shelby for Protection

Writings of Robert E. McDowell
    and Related Things

Bullitt's Lick - The Related Saltworks
The Wilderness Road
The Wilderness Road's Louisville End
The Wilderness Road in Bullitt/Jefferson Counties
Wilderness Road Through the Wetwoods

Early Historical Sketches

Bullitt County in | 1878 | 1901 | 1905 | 1918 |
Cahill's Escape
Trabue's Visit to Bullitt's Lick
Excerpt from William Fleming's Journal
Last Indian Fight in the County
Locating Lost Boundary Markers
"Rowed Up Salt River"
Salt River and Floyd's Fork Survey in 1837
Shepherdsville in 1936
Smallpox in Lebanon Junction, 1899

Early Surveys:

Early Land Tracts
Long Lick Creek Surveys
Jacob Bowman's 1000 Acre Survey
Brashear Land Tracts
Charles Broughton Tracts
Parmenus Briscoe, 60 Acres
Briscoe to Crist and Spears | 400 Acres | 340 Acres |
Henry Crist and Briscoe's 60 Acres
Charles Chinn's 1000 Acre Survey
Wm. Christian's 1000 Acres
Jacob Froman's 600 Acre Tract
Jacob Froman's 1670 Acres
William C. Herps' 1902 Plat Drawing
John Larue Heirs' 21,000 Acres
Thomas McGee's 450 Acres
Jacob Myer's 400 Acres
Peter Philips' Surveys
Jesse Reede's 400 Acre Survey
Spelman and Owings' 400 Acre Survey
Adam Shepherd | 200 Acres | 925 Acres |
Peter Shepherd | 600 | 900 | 100 Acres |
42 Early Bullitt County Land Grants

Civil War and Bullitt County:

Official Reports on Civil War Activity
General Map to Accompany Civil War Records
A Civil War Adventure
Brig. Gen R. W. Johnson in Lebanon Junction
Orphan Brigade
Civil War Military Activity in Bullitt County
Company "B," Sixth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
A Civil War Episode Told by John W. Ratliff
Henry B. Mattingly - Medal of Honor Recipient
Mattingly Memorial Ceremony

African American History

African American Cemeteries
African American Death Reports, 1859-1880
My Memories of Bowman's Valley School
African American Education in Bullitt County
African American History - report by Daniel Buxton
African American Marriage Book, 1874-1914
Eckstein Norton University
Lucinda Knight Biographical Sketch
Reece Northern - African American Soldier
Slavery in 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 |
Afro-American Charitable Institution Society

Paroquet Springs Articles

Paroquet Springs Newspaper Articles, 1871-1888
Scenes at Paroquet Springs - a 1909 Article
The Lone Grave at Paroquet Springs
Pursuit of Health and Happiness
  at Paroquet Springs 1838 to 1888
Incorporation of Paroquet Springs Company

Iron and Iron Products Production

Iron Manufacturing in Shepherdsville
The Firm of Quiry & Tyler
Iron Furnaces
Belmont Furnace Photos
Bullitt County Connections to Shaker Village

Pitt's Point

Pitt's Point 1858 Plat
Abraham Froman's 600 Acre Survey in 1828
Butler Lodge, No. 194, at Pitt's Point
Pitt's Point 1870 Census
Pitt's Point - A History
Incorporation of Pitt's Point
Pitt's Point Video (WDRB-41)
Pitt's Point 1936 Topo Map

Shepherdsville 1917 Train Wreck

The Story  |  Books Available
Train Wreck Story on Kentucky Life (KET)
Train Wreck Model
Memorial Service  |  Service Photos
Railroad Commission Inquiry
Train Wreck - Supplement #1
Eliza Craven Family - Train Wreck Victims
Victims' Death Certificates

Miscellaneous Historical Things

Bicentennial Celebration by Tom Pack
Bardstown Jct. 1888 Train Wreck
Benjamin Frye v. John Essry
Bullitt County - Geographical Positions in 1904
Bullitt County Manufacturing Company
Bullitt Pioneer Newspaper
Charles Carroll Lawsuit
Corps of Engineers 1903 Salt River Report
County Geography Maps
County Historical Trivia
County Poor Farm
Doctors, 1896-97
Ed Croan and the Dog Tax Law
Federal Pensioners in 1883
Federal Taxes in 1866 Bullitt County
Great Flood of 1909
The Hagan-Barbour Feud - A New Book
Huber v. Armstrong's Widow and Heirs
  - Court of Appeals Case
Incorporation of Peoples Bank of Mt. Washington
It Happened In Bullitt County
Jim Beam 1969 Advertisement
Joseph Lloyd Letter
Knoll Park Company
Lucas Moore's Horses
Masonic Lodge #155
Mt. Washington News
Murder and Retribution - 1889
Murphy, Barber & Company Distillery
Post Offices in 1871
Prominent People in 1847
Residential Building Permits, 1990-2009
Shepherdsville 1897 Street Map
Shepherdsville 1886 Sanborn Map
Shepherdsville 1909 Sanborn Map
Shepherdsville 1920 Sanborn Map
Shepherdsville 1929 Sanborn Map
Shepherdsville - Establishment
  and Early Expansion
Shortsville Post Office
Simmons vs. McKay - Court of Appeals Case
Southern Jefferson County 1879 Precincts
Stansberry's Heirs vs. Pope, &c.
  - Court of Appeals Case
State Auditor's Reports | 1854 | 1859 |
Thomas Phelps' 1797 Will
Troutwine v. Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co.
Valley of the Drums - EPA Report
Westerfield Massacre
Where was Paris?
Zoneton Community

More Miscellaneous Things

24th District Basketball Tournament Program - 1953
Betty Darnell's Researching Tips
Bullitt County Agriculture - 2007
Bullitt County Flag
Bullitt County Historical Markers
Bullitt County Newspapers
Bullitt County Triangulation Points
Exploring a Bullitt County Cave
Free Online Genealogical Resources
General Tidbits of Information
The Knobs of Northwestern Bullitt County
Places in Bullitt County
T. C. Carroll Plats Index
Useful Links