This sliver piece may have been made by Ephraim Outten in Maysville around 1815-1820. Perhaps some of his other pieces are still around the community
Ephraim Outten, Silversmith ca 1815-1820
This sliver piece may have been made by Ephraim Outten in Maysville around 1815-1820. Perhaps some of his other pieces are still around the community
Remembering Arthur Pickens
Arthur Pickens on 1908 Kentucky Derby winner Stone Street Click the title to read about Arthur Pickens connection to Maysville. Credit the Ledger Independent
When and Where ???
Found on Ebay
A very nice reader sent the following info.
John Heiser can be found in the 1880 census. He lived on Second Street and his occupation is listed as "Hotel". He was born in Kentucky, but his parents are listed as being born in Bavaria. His wife Johanna was born in Bavaria. Maybe this is why they advertised their hotel as a European hotel. It would be interesting to discover whether John's parents ran a hotel or "gasthaus" in Germany.
3rd and Limestone Streets ca 1899
The church in the background was torn down 1930/1931 to make room for the construction of the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge
Roasted Alive December 7, 1899
This is the New York World article on the lynching of Richard Coleman which happened in December 1899 in Maysville. It is not one of Maysville's proudest moments but it is part of Maysville's history Click on the title to read
Reliable Shoe Store
The man in the middle is Jack Markell. Can anyone identify the women?
Reliable Shoe Store on Second Street, Maysville, Kentucky Jack Markell also owned The Outlet Store in Maysville - a shoe store that bought and sold overstocked items, previous years' merchandise and defective items at a discount. This was another truly innovative concept at the time!
Reliable Shoe Store on Second Street, Maysville, Kentucky Jack Markell also owned The Outlet Store in Maysville - a shoe store that bought and sold overstocked items, previous years' merchandise and defective items at a discount. This was another truly innovative concept at the time!
Harpers Weekly 1861
MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY, September, 1861.
Having attended the Grand Union Barbecue recently held near this place, I seized the opportunity to make a sketch of the beautiful little city. It was necessarily a hasty one, but will serve to give you an idea of the scenery and situation. It was through Maysville that the Government arms were first introduced into Kentucky which had so marked an effect in preventing "precipitation;" and near here, in the lovely woodland just behind the lofty, precipitous hill on the extreme right of the picture, around which you may see winding the magnificent Macadamized road that leads to Lexington, and within sight of La belle Riviere, was held the barbecue of which I spoke. This was the largest gathering I have seen for years. There were speakers from Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Among those from the last-named State was Hon. Horace Maynard. Colonel Charles Marshall, a prominent citizen of this comity (Mason), contemplates the establishment of a camp in the vicinity of this place.
Robert Martin, Mason County Educator
ROBERT RICHARD MARTIN
A Biographical Sketch
The first alumnus to serve as President of Eastern Kentucky University, Robert Richard Martin presided over a period of unprecedented growth for is Alma Mater. In Martin's sixteen year tenure, the University grew from an institution devoted mainly to teacher training to a multi-purpose educational complex serving over four times the number of students who had been enrolled when Martin was inaugurated.
Born on December 26, 1910, near McKinney in Lincoln County, Martin was one of eight children in the family of Frank and Annie Peek Martin. He matriculated to Eastern in 1930, paying his way through the then-Teachers College by raising tobacco crops and working in a dormitory. A history and geography major, Martin received his first taste of an Eastern presidency when his fellow seniors chose him to head the Class of 1934.
A teaching position in history took him to Sardis High School in Mason County following his graduation. In subsequent years he served as principal of Sardis Elementary School and the Mason County schools of Orangeburg High and Woodleigh Junior High. Martin used his summers to attend the University of Kentucky, where he earned the M.A. degree just prior to the outbreak of World War II.
Maysville Born Medal of Honor Winner
JOHN S. DARROUGH
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry. Place and Date: At Eastport, Miss., 10 October 1864. Entered Service At: Concord, Morgan County, Ill. Birth: Maysville, Kentucky. Date of Issue: 5 February 1895.
Citation:
Saved the life of a captain.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry. Place and Date: At Eastport, Miss., 10 October 1864. Entered Service At: Concord, Morgan County, Ill. Birth: Maysville, Kentucky. Date of Issue: 5 February 1895.
Citation:
Saved the life of a captain.
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