Big Bone Methodist Church
(later, a Baptist Church)
The Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society
A few words on the Big Bone Methodist's Ladies Aid Society,
here.
Who's in the picture? Here.
Main Street, Big Bone, Kentucky
Used through the cooperation of
the
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Portion of a larger map by Henry Popple, drawn in 1733.
Identifies Big Bone as "elephant bones found here."
Loading Tobacco, Hamilton
You can read a proposal to build the Covington, Big Bone,
and Carrollton Railroad, here.
A huge collection of historical documents about Big
Bone's history can be found on James Duvall's site,
here.
Big Bone State Park's web site is here.
| "One of the pleasantest places to visit in this hot weather is the Big Bone Springs. Colonel J. O. Campbell and Son, formerly of Burlington, have charge of the Clay House there, and are doing their best to provide for the comfort and amusement of their guests." from the Covington Ticket, July 15, 1876. |
| For what it's worth: The US Post Office folks had a post office named "Big Bone Lick" from 1829-1831, "Big Bone Landing", from 1834-1835, and "Bigbone" from 1890 to 1941, |
Steamboat building in Big Bone, here.
Daniel Boone artifact found near Big Bone? Story here.
A less flattering view of Big Bone is from R. E. Banta, here.
The contemporary Friends of Big Bone have a site, here.
The steamboat C. T. Dumont is hit by the tow Tom Rees in 1865 at Big Bone, more here.
