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	~~[[File~~:~~1886~~-Whalen~~.jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~424x424px~~\|~~1886 Directory Listing for Whalen~~]]		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~Whalen, otherwise~~ known as ~~Short’s~~ Station, ~~is located in the~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~eastern part of the county about four miles from Philpot. Whalen’s~~		\|-
	~~post~~ office ~~was established in~~ 1884, ~~and was a thriving village~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Whalen, Kentucky
	~~along the tracks of the~~ Falls of Rough Railroad~~, and the former~~		\|-
	~~site of a large clay mining operation. Whalen is situated around~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Former village
	~~Short’s~~ Station Road and Jack Hinton Road.		\|-
			\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Also known as''' \|\| Short's Station
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			\| '''Named for''' \|\| Joseph R. Whalen, first postmaster
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			\| '''Post office''' \|\| 1884 – April 15, 1949
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			\| '''Railroad''' \|\| Falls of Rough Railroad
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| Short's Station Road and Jack Hinton Road
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	In 1886, Whalen had a school house run by Miss Lena Coots. It also had a post office in which		'''Whalen''', otherwise known as '''Short's Station''', is located in the eastern part of [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, about four miles from [[Philpot, Kentucky\|Philpot]]. Whalen's post office was established in 1884, and it was a thriving village along the tracks of the Falls of Rough Railroad, and the former site of a large clay mining operation. Whalen is situated around Short's Station Road and Jack Hinton Road.
	Joseph R. Whalen was the first ~~post master~~, and also the ~~community’s~~
	namesake. Other early postmasters included, Ambrose		==Post Office and Namesake==
	Cundiff, James S. Short, and Emily Whalen. James S. Short was		In 1886, Whalen had a school house run by Miss Lena Coots. It also had a post office in which Joseph R. Whalen was the first postmaster, and also the community's namesake. Other early postmasters included Ambrose Cundiff, James S. Short, and Emily Whalen. James S. Short was the namesake of the train station and synonymous with Whalen, Short's Station.
	the namesake of the train station and synonymous with Whalen,
	~~Short’s~~ Station. ~~At one point there was a dry-goods store, blacksmith’s~~		The post office was the central gathering place for men of the neighborhood to discuss politics and world affairs, and to have a good time playing checkers and cards.
	~~shop, the Short’s Station Depot, and of course many~~
	~~farms.~~ The post office was the central gathering place for men		==Businesses==
	of the neighborhood to discuss politics, world affairs, and have		At one point there was a dry-goods store, blacksmith's shop, the Short's Station Depot, and of course many farms.
	a good time playing checkers and cards.
	The railroad which ran		==The Railroad==
	through Whalen carried passenger and freight trains and at one		The railroad which ran through Whalen carried passenger and freight trains, and at one time it carried up to eight trains a day. The small Short's Station Depot contained a waiting room for passengers, and a ticket and freight office. The passenger line was discontinued in 1941, as was the mail line in 1948.
	time it carried up to eight trains a day. The small ~~Short’s~~ Station
	Depot contained a waiting room for passengers, and a ticket and		==Decline==
	freight office. The passenger line was discontinued in 1941 as		Around the 1940s and 1950s, businesses began to close due to improved roads and increased opportunity of transportation and availability of automobiles. The blacksmith shop run by Wallace Estes closed around 1930, and the General Store in 1942. In part due to the decreased rail traffic and businesses closing, the post office closed April 15th, 1949, and until 1980 only freight was carried on the railroad through Whalen.
	was the mail line in 1948. Around the 1940s and 1950s, ~~business~~
	began to close due to improved roads and increased opportunity		[[File:1886-Whalen.jpg\|thumb\|left\|424x424px\|1886 Directory Listing for Whalen]]
	of transportation and ~~availably~~ of automobiles. The blacksmith		{{Clear}}
	shop ~~ran~~ by Wallace Estes closed around 1930 and the General
	Store in 1942. In part due to the decreased rail traffic and ~~business’~~
	closing, the post office closed April 15th, 1949, and until
	1980, only freight was carried on the railroad through Whalen.

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

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			[[File:1886-Whalen.jpg\|thumb\|424x424px\|1886 Directory Listing for Whalen]]
	Whalen, otherwise known as Short’s Station, is located in the		Whalen, otherwise known as Short’s Station, is located in the
	eastern part of the county about four miles from Philpot. Whalen’s		eastern part of the county about four miles from Philpot. Whalen’s

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Whalen, otherwise known as Short’s Station, is located in the
eastern part of the county about four miles from Philpot. Whalen’s
post office was established in 1884, and was a thriving village
along the tracks of the Falls of Rough Railroad, and the former
site of a large clay mining operation. Whalen is situated around
Short’s Station Road and Jack Hinton Road.

In 1886, Whalen had a school house run by Miss Lena Coots. It also had a post office in which
Joseph R. Whalen was the first post master, and also the community’s
namesake. Other early postmasters included, Ambrose
Cundiff, James S. Short, and Emily Whalen. James S. Short was
the namesake of the train station and synonymous with Whalen,
Short’s Station. At one point there was a dry-goods store, blacksmith’s
shop, the Short’s Station Depot, and of course many
farms. The post office was the central gathering place for men
of the neighborhood to discuss politics, world affairs, and have
a good time playing checkers and cards.
The railroad which ran
through Whalen carried passenger and freight trains and at one
time it carried up to eight trains a day. The small Short’s Station
Depot contained a waiting room for passengers, and a ticket and
freight office. The passenger line was discontinued in 1941 as
was the mail line in 1948. Around the 1940s and 1950s, business
began to close due to improved roads and increased opportunity
of transportation and availably of automobiles. The blacksmith
shop ran by Wallace Estes closed around 1930 and the General
Store in 1942. In part due to the decreased rail traffic and business’
closing, the post office closed April 15th, 1949, and until
1980, only freight was carried on the railroad through Whalen.

[[Category:Towns]]