For those that were asking about the train wreck here is much more info https://www.nkyviews.com/…/text/falmouth_train_wreck.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_(train)
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Falmouth History
Most folks around town have heard about the flood. A few might bring up the tornado. But hardly anyone talks about the train wreck that rattled Falmouth back in the fall of 1957, maybe because too many people have forgotten, […]
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A quiet pillar standing tall since the very start of Kentucky The Falmouth Baptist Church, originally called The Baptist Church of Jesus Christ at the Forks of the Licking, was founded in 1792, the same year Kentucky became a state. […]
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In the quiet expanse of 1973, Kentucky was shaken by a chilling crime spree that started in Lexington and cast a long shadow over Falmouth. It began with the gruesome murders of Reverend John Barnes and his two children, Francine […]
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1. The Railroad Changed Everything In the 1850s, the tracks rolled in—and just like that, Falmouth started shifting from sleepy river town to a commercial outpost. Everything started moving faster. Money. People. Power. 2. A Town on the Rise Business […]
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Today’s Random Falmouth Facts Story Context: Historical * Originally, the land that became Falmouth was part of a 1,000-acre grant given to Colonel Richardson Holt, a Virginian soldier, for his service in the Revolutionary War. * In 1848, the present-day […]
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This beautiful building was built in 1925 and served as a High School until it’s last graduation in 1968. Then until 1995 it served as a middle school. It remained a service to the community until the latter part of […]
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In 1967, the nation’s dairy farmers started dumping milk down the drain to protest their low working wage. This led to some pretty rowdy demonstrations — including this one in Falmouth, Ky., in March 1967. Story originally reported on facebook.com/thefalmouthwhisper […]
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• John Waller from Falmouth, Virginia, formally established Falmouth in 1793. • Before the city was incorporated, the settlement was located at the Forks of the Licking. • In 1967, dairy farmers dumped 31,000 pounds, or 3,600 gallons, of milk […]
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