Brown's Valley, Kentucky

1886 Directory Listing for Crow Station/Brown's Valley.

As the Owensboro & Russellville Railroad built south from Owensboro, one of the families who contributed land for the right-of-way was Joshua G. Crow. Crow owned 290 acres that lay along the range of hills south of Panther Creek. In return for the easement for the rail line, Crow was granted the right for a “station” or flag-stop on the line. This depot was named Crow’s Station, but the name was later changed to Brown’s Valley to honor Orville O. Brown, a farmer and carpenter who lived nearby. He later opened a store which remained in business for many years and he served as the local agent for the railroad. The name was changed to Brown’s Valley largely because of the many years of service Brown performed in representing the people’s interests in disputes with the railroad.