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Black History Month at Midway Museum

Thank you to our February Sponsors Historic Midway Gift Shop and Therapy on Main!

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Davistown

by Owen Rouse Woodford County before the Civil War had a large population of slaves and a high percentage of landowners who had grown dependent…

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L & O Railroad Pop-up Display – December 2019

Board President, David Hume created an intriguing display of artifacts from his family’s private collection regarding the L & O Railroad in December 2019.

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Turnpikes Around Midway

In the year 1836 the Kentucky General Assembly created the Board of Internal Improvement. Its purposes included the investment of public funds in private turnpike…

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