Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati Maps now online

 

Over 30 maps of Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati have been digitized and added to ExploreUK. 

• Map of Big Bone Lick, 1831
• A plan of the city of Louisville and its environs in 1831
• City of Louisville and its enlargements in 1836
• Chart of the Mammoth Caves, 1841
• Plat of Queen City, Rowan County, Kentucky, 1875
• Plat of the town bounds of Lexington, 1791
• Map of Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky., 1877
• North America, 1835
• Lands of East Kentucky Coal, Lumber, & Rail Road Company showing proposed R.R. connections, 1874
• Map of Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky., 1874
• Plan of the city of Hickman and vicinity, Fulton Co., Ky., 1857
• Lines of the Louisville & Interurban Railroad Company, 191-
• Map indicating the regions apparently adapted to the tea culture in the United States, 1857 ; Map showing the forest and prairie lands of the United States., 1857
• City directory map of Louisville and vicinity, 1866
• A New map of Louisville, Ky., 1856
• [Map of southeastern Kentucky]., 19--?
• New map of Kentucky, 1856
• The Three Islands, Adams County, Ohio, 1888
• [Saltpeter cave in Green River area, Kentucky], 18--
• [Prominent sites in Kentucky], 1855
• Centennial map of rivers, railroads, iron & coal fields of Kentucky, and cities of Louisville, New Albany, and Jeffersonville, 1876
• Post route map of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, with parts of adjacent states, 1884
• Birds eye view of the principal breeding farms of the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky, 1892
• Louisville, 185-
• Map of the lands of Dunbar's heirs in Jefferson & Bullitt Cos., Ky., 185-
• A new map of Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, Kentucky, 19--?
• 1825 view of the town of Lexington, Kentucky, 1829
• Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky., 1848
• Blue Grass tour, 1931 
• Cincinnati, 1903
• Scenic and historic map of Lexington and environs, 1940
• [Plat of Corn Island, Louisville, Ky.], 1882
• Sketch map showing location of indigenous peoples of R. des Tonicas, etc, 17--

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We're pleased to announce several notebooks and scrapbooks from the Frank Fitch Notebooks, 1867-1873 (2008ms007) are now available on Explore UK.

Abstract: The Frank Fitch Notebooks span from 1867 through 1873. During this period Frank Fitch, along with his brother Fred, built a furnace in Estill County Kentucky. The seven notebooks in this collection serve as documentation of the construction of that furnace.

Biography/History: In operation from 1869 through 1874, Fitchburg Furnace of Estill County, Kentucky was designed by Frank Fitch, constructed by Sam Worthley, and financed by a group of New England businessmen. Fitchburg's twin furnaces, Chandler and Blackstone, were named for two of the project's investors. One of three iron furnaces in Estill County, and one of dozens in the larger Hanging Rock region of northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio, Fitchburg Furnace produced railroad wheels and rails. During its 1868 construction a town of 2,000 developed around Fitchburg Furnace, but when the Furnace ceased operations in 1874 the town slowly dissipated.

Scope and Content: The Frank Fitch Notebooks consist of seven notebooks spanning from 1867 through 1873. These document the construction of the furnace Frank Fitch built with his brother, Fred. They include rough sketches of the furnace, maps of the area around the furnace, lists of supplies, and financial information. The collection also contains several pieces of ephemera as well as materials from an exhibit about Frank Fitch and the furnace.

Extent: 0.25 cubic feet