(2 of 2) A new railroad station for the growing community of Scottsburg was deemed necessary. Railroad records indicate that the station was erected in 1872 at a cost of $1,492. This depot would become Scottsburg’s link to the railroad and to the outside world serving as a point of entry for newcomers to the…
(1 of 2) The rail line intersects Scott County, running north and south, can trace its beginning to the Ohio & Indianapolis Railroad that was incorporated by an act of the Indiana Legislature on February 3, 1836. The company was empowered to construct a railroad from Jeffersonville to Indianapolis on a right of way sixty…
Churchill Downs & the Kentucky Derby This coming Saturday, the first Saturday of May marks the 147th running of the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” the annual Kentucky Derby. The 20 horse field will take their posts at approximately 6:57 PM (EDT) and can be viewed on NBC. The Kentucky Derby, presented by Woodford Reserve,…
The 48 mile Knobstone Trail is Indiana’s longest natural surface foot path. It’s a very popular backcountry trail that runs along high ridges of southern Indiana’s Clark and Jackson State Forests, offering great views of the wooded foothills of southern Indiana with various glimpses, from time to time, of the Ohio River and even Louisville…
From an article by Dr. Carl Bogardus, Sr. printed in the Scott County Journal and Chronicle, July 23, 1970. On December 31, 1821, the Bethlehem-Rockford State Road was established. It was surveyed and built in 1822. This was the road which was in 1825 declared a Post Road by the Government, and in 1836 this…