Yelvington, Kentucky - Revision history

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-[[File:1886-Yelvington.jpg|thumb|401x401px|1886 Directory Listing for Yelvington]]
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-''Named After'': Yelverton Overly
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-Perhaps the biggest fire in Daviess County’s history virtually
+'''Yelvington''' is a village in eastern [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky, probably the oldest in the county. Founded in the 1790s and named for its first settler, it was virtually destroyed by fire in 1890 — perhaps the biggest fire in the county's history — just as it was about to mark its hundredth anniversary.
-Fanned by high winds, the fire which began in the Beechwood
+==The 1890 Fire==
-Hotel was soon spread by the wind to neighboring buildings
+Perhaps the biggest fire in Daviess County's history virtually destroyed the town of Yelvington on April 10, 1890.
-Located above the floodplain, the well-drained hills of the
+Fanned by high winds, the fire which began in the Beechwood Hotel was soon spread by the wind to neighboring buildings and quickly engulfed the entire business district, including the hotel, three general stores, warehouses, stables, barns, a tobacco factory filled with leaf tobacco, a cooper's shop, and the City Hotel, as well as a butcher's shop and at least seven houses.
-The first settler was Yelverton Overly, for whom the town
+It was a sad blow for the town, which was soon to mark its one hundredth anniversary.
-This economic blow, coupled with the fire, stimulated many
+==Founding==
-residents and businessmen to abandon Yelvington and move to
+Yelvington had been founded in the 1790s on the wagon road from Elizabethtown to the Ohio River ford at Shawneetown, Indiana, at the point where a road was beginning to be developed running from Fort Hartford on the Rough River to Grandview in the Indiana territory.
-Yelvington remained as a residential area with small stores
+Located above the floodplain, the well-drained hills of the area were free from mosquitoes; it was generally considered to be healthier and more pest-free than the lowlands. The area was also blessed with fertile soil and abundant timber.
 serving the neighborhood, and with the coming of paved roads
-became a destination for people looking for country living.
+The first settler was Yelverton Overly, for whom the town was later named. By 1830 there was a store operated by Thomas Pointer, and soon another store and hotel were opened.
 ''Reference to an article by Lee Dew''
 [[Category:Towns]]

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8 ''Named After'': Yelverton Overly

Perhaps the biggest fire in Daviess County’s history virtually
destroyed the town of Yelvington, probably the oldest village in
the county, on April 10, 1890.
Fanned by high winds, the fire which began in the Beechwood
Hotel was soon spread by the wind to neighboring buildings
and quickly engulfed the entire business district including
the hotel, three general stores, warehouses, stables, barns, a tobacco
factory filled with leaf tobacco, a cooper’s shop, and the
City Hotel, as well as a butcher’s shop and at least seven houses.
It was a sad blow for the town which was soon to mark its
one hundredth anniversary. Yelvington had been founded in the
1790’s on the wagon road from Elizabethtown to the Ohio River
ford at Shawneetown, Indiana at the point where a road was
beginning to be developed running from Fort Hartford on the
Rough River to Grandview in the Indiana territory.
Located above the floodplain, the well-drained hills of the
area were free from mosquitoes, it was generally considered to
be healthier and more pest-free than the lowlands. The area was
also blessed with fertile soil and abundant timber.
The first settler was Yelverton Overly, for whom the town
was later named. By 1830 there was a store operated by Thomas
Pointer, and soon another store and hotel were opened.
Yelvington thrived on the traffic along the bisecting roads
and by 1883, there were two dry goods stores, a grocery, two hotels,
a physician, two saloons and two churches. The Yelvington
Baptist Church was organized in June 1813, and the first services
began on June 30. A Methodist Church was formed in 1842.
But Yelvington was threatened by decline even before the
fire. The Louisville, St. Louis, and Texas Railroad, completed in
1888, bypassed the hilly area of eastern Daviess County, opting
to build on the flat lands along the Ohio River.
This economic blow, coupled with the fire, stimulated many
residents and businessmen to abandon Yelvington and move to
the new village of Maceo, then being established along the railroad
line.
Yelvington remained as a residential area with small stores
serving the neighborhood, and with the coming of paved roads
became a destination for people looking for country living.

''Reference to an article by Lee Dew''
[[Category:Towns]]

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	destroyed the town of Yelvington, probably the oldest village in		destroyed the town of Yelvington, probably the oldest village in
	the county, on April 10, 1890.		the county, on April 10, 1890.

	Fanned by high winds, the fire which began in the Beechwood		Fanned by high winds, the fire which began in the Beechwood
	Hotel was soon spread by the wind to neighboring buildings		Hotel was soon spread by the wind to neighboring buildings
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	beginning to be developed running from Fort Hartford on the		beginning to be developed running from Fort Hartford on the
	Rough River to Grandview in the Indiana territory.		Rough River to Grandview in the Indiana territory.

	Located above the floodplain, the well-drained hills of the		Located above the floodplain, the well-drained hills of the
	area were free from mosquitoes, it was generally considered to		area were free from mosquitoes, it was generally considered to
	be healthier and more pest-free than the lowlands. The area was		be healthier and more pest-free than the lowlands. The area was
	also blessed with fertile soil and abundant timber.		also blessed with fertile soil and abundant timber.

	The first settler was Yelverton Overly, for whom the town		The first settler was Yelverton Overly, for whom the town
	was later named. By 1830 there was a store operated by Thomas		was later named. By 1830 there was a store operated by Thomas
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	1888, bypassed the hilly area of eastern Daviess County, opting		1888, bypassed the hilly area of eastern Daviess County, opting
	to build on the flat lands along the Ohio River.		to build on the flat lands along the Ohio River.

	This economic blow, coupled with the fire, stimulated many		This economic blow, coupled with the fire, stimulated many
	residents and businessmen to abandon Yelvington and move to		residents and businessmen to abandon Yelvington and move to
	the new village of Maceo, then being established along the railroad		the new village of Maceo, then being established along the railroad
	line.		line.

	Yelvington remained as a residential area with small stores		Yelvington remained as a residential area with small stores
	serving the neighborhood, and with the coming of paved roads		serving the neighborhood, and with the coming of paved roads