Bittersweet: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Warren County

Authors

Jonathan Jeffrey, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

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Description

Warren County’s lengthy rail heritage dates from the chartering of a small tramway from the boat landing to central Bowling Green in 1936, to the construction of a magnificent rail station in 1925, to cessation of passenger service in 1979. When private and federal monies enabled Bowling Green depot’s restoration in the mid-1990’s, many citizens professed a renewed interest in Warren County’s rail heritage. Bittersweet briefly discusses rail development in the United States and then explores the love-hate relationship that Bowling Green experienced with the L&N. Of particular significance was the city’s twenty-four year battle for construction of the 1925 depot. It is a story of intrigue, chicanery, boosterism, and triumph; it is a good story!

Publication Date

2001

Publisher

Landmark Association

City

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Disciplines

Cultural History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Social History

Comments

Jonathan Jeffrey, is the Department Head for the Department of Library Special Collections and the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Coordinator. He is responsible for managing the department and for acquiring, accessioning, cataloging, and providing reference services for unique manuscript items as well as folklore collections

Recommended Citation

Jonathan Jeffrey, Bittersweet: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Warren County. Bowling Green, Ky.: Landmark Association, 2001.