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	~~The northwestern section of~~ Daviess County, ~~west of Bon~~		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~Harbor~~, ~~was a low~~, ~~swampy area infested with mosquitoes. It was~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~also inhabited~~ by ~~feral cattle~~ and ~~hogs which had escaped from~~		\|-
	~~early farms. As a result it was a great area for hunters~~, ~~and its~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Buzzard's Roost, Kentucky
	~~heavy forests and wetlands discouraged settlement.~~		\|-
			\| '''Type''' \|\| Former area
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			\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Terrain''' \|\| Low, swampy, heavily forested
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			\| '''Opened up by''' \|\| Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railroad, 1880s
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| Northwestern Daviess County, west of Bon Harbor
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	~~As late as the 1840’s, settlement~~ was ~~discouraged in~~ the ~~area~~		'''Buzzard's Roost''' was the name given to the northwestern section of [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, west of [[Bon Harbor, Kentucky\|Bon Harbor]] — a low, swampy area infested with mosquitoes.
	~~because of~~ the ~~presence~~ of ~~white snake root~~, ~~which caused the~~
	~~disease called “Milk Sickness” when people drank the milk~~ of
	~~cows which had grazed upon the weed~~.

	The area was ~~home to people who were considered “rough~~		==Wilderness==
	and ~~indolent”, according to the 1883 Daviess County History~~.		The area was also inhabited by feral cattle and hogs which had escaped from early farms. As a result it was a great area for hunters, and its heavy forests and wetlands discouraged settlement.
	~~“Most of their time~~ was ~~spent in hunting and chopping cord wood~~
	~~to supply steamboats...~~a ~~good share of their money was spent on~~
	~~whiskey~~,~~” the History declared~~.

	~~Much of~~ the ~~Buzzard’s Roost~~ area ~~remained largely undeveloped~~		As late as the 1840s, settlement was discouraged in the area because of the presence of white snake root, which caused the disease called "Milk Sickness" when people drank the milk of cows which had grazed upon the weed.
	~~until~~ the ~~coming~~ of ~~the Louisville~~, ~~Henderson, and St.~~
	~~Louis Railroad in~~ the ~~1880’s,~~ the ~~construction~~ of which ~~required~~
	~~the draining of vast areas of wetland, enabling~~ the ~~land to then be~~
	~~cleared for agriculture~~.

	Its reputation as a ~~“rough”~~ area continued, however, especially		==Reputation==
	along the long sand bars along the south bank of the Ohio		The area was home to people who were considered "rough and indolent", according to the 1883 ''Daviess County History''. "Most of their time was spent in hunting and chopping cord wood to supply steamboats...a good share of their money was spent on whiskey," the History declared.
	River. Today the entire area is in cropland.
			==Drainage and Farming==
			Much of the Buzzard's Roost area remained largely undeveloped until the coming of the Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad in the 1880s, the construction of which required the draining of vast areas of wetland, enabling the land to then be cleared for agriculture.

			Its reputation as a "rough" area continued, however, especially along the long sand bars along the south bank of the Ohio River. Today the entire area is in cropland.

	''Reference to an article by Glenn Hodges''		''Reference to an article by Glenn Hodges''

	[[Category:Towns]]		[[Category:Towns]]
			[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]]

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The northwestern section of Daviess County, west of Bon
Harbor, was a low, swampy area infested with mosquitoes. It was
also inhabited by feral cattle and hogs which had escaped from
early farms. As a result it was a great area for hunters, and its
heavy forests and wetlands discouraged settlement.

As late as the 1840’s, settlement was discouraged in the area
because of the presence of white snake root, which caused the
disease called “Milk Sickness” when people drank the milk of
cows which had grazed upon the weed.

The area was home to people who were considered “rough
and indolent”, according to the 1883 Daviess County History.
“Most of their time was spent in hunting and chopping cord wood
to supply steamboats...a good share of their money was spent on
whiskey,” the History declared.

Much of the Buzzard’s Roost area remained largely undeveloped
until the coming of the Louisville, Henderson, and St.
Louis Railroad in the 1880’s, the construction of which required
the draining of vast areas of wetland, enabling the land to then be
cleared for agriculture.

Its reputation as a “rough” area continued, however, especially
along the long sand bars along the south bank of the Ohio
River. Today the entire area is in cropland.

''Reference to an article by Glenn Hodges''
[[Category:Towns]]