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While hard to believe today, the banks of the Kentucky River were once home to bustling port villages and popular excursion destinations, the most popular of these being High Bridge. Local communities supported businesses that brought commerce to the area up into the early 20th century.
However, with the expansion of the railroad, the days of the steamboat faded. Eventually automobiles outmoded the railroad and, over time, drew away from the winding highways along the river to more modern roads, a death knell for these riverside havens.
My book will take you on a pictorial journey along the river through Tyrone, Oregon, Mundy's Landing, Brooklyn, High Bridge, Camp Nelson, Valley View, and Clays Ferry. Along the way, it will introduce the interesting residents and visionaries that breathed life into these communities and helped to create their unique charm.
Melissa's Bio:
Melissa is a Louisville native and is an executive legal secretary, author, photographer and world traveler. She has had a lifelong interest in Kentucky's history. Since May of 2007 Melissa has spoken/given photo presentations to historical societies, museums and other groups in the state.
She has written two books Central Kentucky's River Towns, released in December of 2008 and Kentucky's Covered Bridges, released in May 2007, both by Arcadia Publishing.
Her writings have also appeared in newsletters for the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, the Kentucky Covered Bridge Association, the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, the Ohio Historic Bridge Association and the Zumbrota, Minnesota Covered Bridge Society, and various newspapers in the state of Kentucky.
Two of her bridge photographs (Switzer and Goddard) were turned into counted cross stitch designs and included in the Covered Crossings Stitchery collection.
In December of 2006 Melissa received the commission of Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor one can receive in the Commonwealth, from Governor Ernie Fletcher.
Melissa's appearance on NBC Channel 18, Lexington, Kentucky
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