Scenes from the Grand opening of the Carrollton Highway
Here's a short history of New Liberty which talks about the above four images.
The Gayle House
New Liberty, c. 1883
New Liberty, from an 1876 Gazetteer is here.
| "On Friday night October 14. About 7 o'clock at New Liberty, Ky., we had the most sublime display of Aurora Borealis ever witnessed. The lurid streaks of light flashed up from the horizon in the east and north, some red as fire, and shedding a glare of light nearly equal to moonlight, and extending halfway from the horizon to the zenith." from the Owen News, quoted in the Carrollton Democrat, October 29, 1870 |
Fire in New Liberty, 1904, here.
Find out how the New Liberty Christian Church got it's bell, here
| "The new flouring mill at Wheatley threw open its doors last week and amidst the whirr of wheels and burrs turned out its first pure white flour to many waiting patrons. The people of this neighborhood have long wanted a convenience of this kind. The mill has proven a success in the kind of flour produced, and has been attested by many good housewives in that section. The plant is owned by Messrs. William and Henry J. McNeal and William Baker." from the Owenton News-Herald, November 28, 1907 |
The New Liberty Sunday School Convention is here.
A short history of New Liberty Baptist Church is here.
