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In 1795 Capt. Benjamin Field,who fought in the Revolutionary
War, and his wife settled about twelve miles from what is
now Owensboro. They chose the site because of abundant timber,
rich soil, and plenty of wild game. By 1805, there were 4 houses
in the settlement when Robert McFarland bought 200 acres in
the area and supposedly made the first whiskey and brandy ever
made in Daviess County. The area became a village with the arrival
of R.M. Lewis who bought a large farm and began raising
thoroughbred horses. He gave the ground for the first railroad and
station in Daviess County in 1869 and the name was changed to
Lewis Station. In 1871 the Owensboro & Russellville Railroad
was opened from Owensboro through Lewis Station. Passenger
service on the line was discontinued in 1941, and freight service
ended in 1984.

The name was changed to Utica in honor of the post master
Uriah “Ute” McKay when the post office was established shortly
after the railroad was built. By the 1880’s, the town had a blacksmith
shop, undertaking establishment, millinery shop, barber
shop, feather renovator, flour and grist mill, livery stable, canning
factory, wagon maker, drug store, bank, hotel and shoe shop and
aspirations to be a metropolitan area. Two millers, Henry Wilhite
and Aaron Leet merged their businesses in 1882 to create
the largest mill in the area. People came from miles away and
spent the night to have their grain milled. Mill Street is the only
remembrance of that thriving business today.

The earliest doctors were H.O. Ayer and E.A. Lackland, by
the late 1880’s Drs. Hardwick, C.T. Thomas, and W.E. Holmes
were practicing in Utica.

In 1900 Bert Haley drove his “Utica Stagecoach” all around
to pick up and deliver items on trips to Owensboro. Homer
O’Flynn ran a similar business, carrying everything from passengers
to chickens.

Not until 1927 was a new graveled road, following the present
U.S. 431, built between Utica and Owensboro.
An interesting business was the “Feather Renovator”. Wagons
would gather up soiled feather beds and pillows and take
them to the “renovator” to be cleaned, then they would be delivered
back to the owners.

In 1912, Nestor Howard operated a canning factory briefly.
Oil and coal were important resources. Many abandoned coal
mines can still be seen around Utica. The oil boom of the ‘20’s
and ‘30’s brought prosperity to the village and surrounding areas.

The first church building in Utica was opened in 1857. There
were many slaves attending the church, ranging from 11 in 1861
to 28 in 1864. After the Civil War, a new church was established
for the black members. Bethlehem Church was organized about
1867. There was a one-room school located two miles southwest
of Utica; another one room school was built in the village, later
enlarged, it became the Utica Normal School in 1899. Later a
new school would be built from 1939 to 1941, as a W.P.A. Project.
The school closed in 2008 and was replaced with a new
school, Southern Oaks at Sutherland.

In 2015, Utica has two grocery stores, two churches, a fire
department, a Dollar General Store and post office.

''Reference to an article by Shirley Trunnell and Alice Hicks''
[[Category:Towns]]

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