Kentucky River Scenes, Carrollton, Kentucky


Carrollton & Prestonville Bridge Over The Kentucky River	Mouth of the Kentucky River, 1909	Mouth of the Picturesque Kentucky River

The building of the original bridge over the Kentucky River was not without some controversy. The rivermen didn't want one. Read about the issues, here.


Kentucky River Bridge, Carrollton	Toll Bridge, Carrollton, Kentucky Thanks to Bill Davis for the image!	Kentucky River Bridge, c. 1910


Tollgate on the bridge William Shelton and unknown man	Kentucky River Scene	Mouth of the Kentucky, 1915, looking northerly	Up the Kentucky River from Lock #1 published by Ford Drug Co., Carrollton, c. 1910

Scene on the Kentucky River, Carrollton
from the back of the postcard: "These towers or tanks you see on
either side of the river mark the location of two famous distilleries,
the "Old Darling" on the right, "Richland" on the left.
One now torn down and the other sold for a song."


Kentucky River Scene, Carrollton, 1906	Kentucky River Scene, Carrollton	The Coal Fleet in the Kentucky River, circa 1935	Carrollton Coal Co's Fleet on the Kentucky River

For a brief time, The Kentucky River was going to be the boundary of the British
Territory of Vandalia. You can read more about it at Wikipedia, here.

"Brother I. M. Collyer, a regular sprinkler, while crossing from Prestonville to Carrollton, Wednesday morning, walked into a place from which the ice had been removed the day before but was hidden by the newly fallen snow, and went in up to his shoulders. He is now convinced more thoroughly than ever before that immersion as baptism is irrational."
clipping from an unknown newspaper, 1879

An Overview of Kentucky River Locks and Dams, here.

And then there was the proposal to build a tunnel under the Kentucky River at Carrollton. Read about it here.

Charles Johnson reminisces about the boats that used to ply the Kentucky River, and other Kentucky River memories, here.

"The timbers are now ready for the foundations of the Little Kentucky bridge. The superstructure, which is to be entirely of wrought iron, is being manufactured by Messrs. Barbaroux & Co. of Louisville, and will soon be ready." from the Carrollton Democrat, October 22, 1870


On the Kentucky River, maybe in Carroll County, maybe not.	Kentucky River Scene (May not be Carroll County, but this was a typical way of getting your logs to market, and was typical of the scenes on the Kentucky River in Carrollton many years ago.)


1928	c. 1910	c. 1932
Scene below Carrollton, Kentucky, bridge over the Little Kentucky River


The Mouth of the Kentucky River, Carrollton, both, all c. 1908


Kentucky River Navigation charts, with some nice details. These are continued on the Owen County pages, here.