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	Thomas S. Pettit, editor ~~of the Owensboro Monitor during~~		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~much of the 1860’s, was a great “booster” for the development~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~of Daviess County. He was particularly vocal in support of the~~		\|-
	~~county’s first railroad, the~~ Owensboro and Russellville~~. He saw~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Pettit, Kentucky
	~~the line, completed as far as Livermore in 1871~~, ~~as making~~		\|-
	~~accessable a vast stand of virgin timber on land Pettit owned~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Former depot community
	~~along~~ Panther Creek.		\|-
			\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Named for''' \|\| Thomas S. Pettit, newspaper editor
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			\| '''Railroad''' \|\| Owensboro and Russellville
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			\| '''Settled''' \|\| 1872, by woodcutters
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| Panther Creek bottoms
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	As was ~~the custom, he donated land upon which to build the~~		'''Pettit''' was a depot community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, in the Panther Creek bottoms, named for the newspaper editor whose land the railroad crossed.
	~~railroad to the O. & R. company and also land for~~ a depot ~~which~~
	~~was named Pettit~~ in ~~his honor. Before the coming of the railroad~~,
	the ~~low, swampy~~ Panther Creek bottoms ~~had little value~~, ~~but~~
	~~Pettit envisioned his acres cleared of~~ the ~~valuable timber which~~
	~~would be converted into lumber, barrel staves,~~ railroad ~~cross ties~~
	~~and other salable products~~.

	~~The land~~, ~~once drained, would be some~~ of the ~~richest farmland~~		==Thomas S. Pettit==
	~~anywhere and be one~~ of the ~~reasons that~~ Daviess County		Thomas S. Pettit, editor of the ''Owensboro Monitor'' during much of the 1860s, was a great "booster" for the development of Daviess County. He was particularly vocal in support of the county's first railroad, the Owensboro and Russellville. He saw the line, completed as far as Livermore in 1871, as making accessible a vast stand of virgin timber on land Pettit owned along Panther Creek.
	~~would become one of six Kentucky counties included~~ in ~~the U.S.~~
	~~Cornbelt. By 1872 a small community~~ of ~~woodcutters developed~~
	~~around~~ the ~~depot, and began realizing Pettit’s vision. However~~,the
	~~location was unhealthy~~ and ~~the wood cutting and processing soon~~
	~~moved south to higher ground at Sutherland~~. ~~Although~~ the ~~area is~~
	~~still prone to flooding~~, a ~~perhaps advantage to the bottoms clearing~~
	~~was the mitigation~~ of ~~the anopheles mosquitoes which had~~
	~~long been the cause of malaria in the area and a bane to development~~.

	The name Pettit still stuck and today it is home to a few families		==The Depot==
	and a Baptist ~~Church~~.		As was the custom, he donated land upon which to build the railroad to the O. & R. company, and also land for a depot which was named Pettit in his honor. Before the coming of the railroad, the low, swampy Panther Creek bottoms had little value, but Pettit envisioned his acres cleared of the valuable timber which would be converted into lumber, barrel staves, railroad cross ties and other salable products.

			==Clearing the Bottoms==
			The land, once drained, would be some of the richest farmland anywhere, and would be one of the reasons that Daviess County would become one of six Kentucky counties included in the U.S. Cornbelt. By 1872 a small community of woodcutters developed around the depot and began realizing Pettit's vision.

			However, the location was unhealthy, and the wood cutting and processing soon moved south to higher ground at [[Sutherland, Kentucky\|Sutherland]]. Although the area is still prone to flooding, a perhaps advantage to the bottoms clearing was the mitigation of the anopheles mosquitoes which had long been the cause of malaria in the area and a bane to development.

			==Pettit Today==
			The name Pettit still stuck, and today it is home to a few families and a Baptist church.

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

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

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Thomas S. Pettit, editor of the Owensboro Monitor during
much of the 1860’s, was a great “booster” for the development
of Daviess County. He was particularly vocal in support of the
county’s first railroad, the Owensboro and Russellville. He saw
the line, completed as far as Livermore in 1871, as making
accessable a vast stand of virgin timber on land Pettit owned
along Panther Creek.

As was the custom, he donated land upon which to build the
railroad to the O. & R. company and also land for a depot which
was named Pettit in his honor. Before the coming of the railroad,
the low, swampy Panther Creek bottoms had little value, but
Pettit envisioned his acres cleared of the valuable timber which
would be converted into lumber, barrel staves, railroad cross ties
and other salable products.

The land, once drained, would be some of the richest farmland
anywhere and be one of the reasons that Daviess County
would become one of six Kentucky counties included in the U.S.
Cornbelt. By 1872 a small community of woodcutters developed
around the depot, and began realizing Pettit’s vision. However,the
location was unhealthy and the wood cutting and processing soon
moved south to higher ground at Sutherland. Although the area is
still prone to flooding, a perhaps advantage to the bottoms clearing
was the mitigation of the anopheles mosquitoes which had
long been the cause of malaria in the area and a bane to development.

The name Pettit still stuck and today it is home to a few families
and a Baptist Church.

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

Pettit, Kentucky - Revision history

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