Lewis County History
Other Structures

Click on the thumbnail picture to see the larger photo.

SaltLickBridge.jpg (17623 bytes)

The early stage of building the Salt Lick Bridge on Ky. 3037 (previously old Ky. 10) just on the western edge of Vanceburg.

MasonicSign.jpg (10973 bytes)

A sign on the Masonic Lodge in Vanceburg shows it was built originally in 1876 and rebuilt after the fire in 1915.

CommercialHotel3903.jpg (17314 bytes)

The Commercial Hotel in the 1960s.

CabinCreekBridge.jpg (17903 bytes)

Kentucky has about 13 covered bridges, ranging in condition from poor to substantial. Lewis County has one of these covered bridges on Cabin Creek. The bridge is deteriorating rapidly from both weather and vandalism. This old landmark, built in 1875, must be preserved and rescued before it goes beyond redemption.

CabinCreekBridgeInterior.jpg (17079 bytes)

All of Kentucky's bridges have something unique about each one. The Cabin Creek Bridge has an interesting truss work that was added to the bridge in the early 1900s.

CabinCreekPlaque.jpg (24628 bytes)

Recently the highway department found the Cabin Creek heritage marker on the bank of the creek and reset it. It appeared to have been pushed over the bank by someone driving a car. Unfortunately, since it has been reset, someone has pierced it with three bullets, one of the holes being quite large, seemingly done by a deer rifle.

MaybeGlennSprings.jpg (15703 bytes)

This photo is not marked to indicate where it was taken, but it looks like other photos Jim Burroway has seen of the Glen Springs Resort. Nashtown would have been just a few miles down the road, southwest, of the resort.

BooneFurnace.jpg (31673 bytes)

Boone Furnace, built in 1856, was one of many blast furnaces built in Carter and Greenup counties. The thousands of acres around it contained plentiful iron ore, freestone, and timber. The furnace served as an impetus for the founding of the town of Garrison (Stone City) and the building of the K&F Railroad.

DunbarWell.jpg (14446 bytes)

This old well pump at the Dunbar House was once a familiar sight at every farmhouse.  (Photo by Bill Florence)

KinniconickHotel.jpg (18546 bytes)

The Kinniconick Hotel has been a landmark on the terraced hillside above the creek since the mid-1800s. Sam and Marge McEldowney, several years ago, renovated it and developed a beautiful, serene place to visit and relax. (Photo by Bill Florence)

SpringHouse.jpg (13792 bytes)

The old stone spring house in the front yard of the Barkley home place. (William Florence)

CoveredBridge.jpg (20153 bytes)

A view of the Cabin Creek covered bridge at its east side entrance. (William Florence)

CoveredBridgeInside.jpg (14090 bytes)

Inside of covered bridge, showing the expansion mechanism. (William Florence)

Brodrick_sign.jpg (26420 bytes)

Historic information given on the sign at Brodrick Tavern. (Photo by William Florence)

KinneyArt.jpg (13030 bytes)

Folk art cut-outs adorn the barn of the late Noah and Charlie Kinney on Toller Branch near Esculapia. (Photo by Bill Florence)

e-maila.gif (9639 bytes)Questions or comments? E-mail Us:
Lewis County Herald
( heraldadvertising@yahoo.com )