Early settlers in Calloway County founded one of the first towns in the county known as “Callaway”. The Kentucky General Assembly...
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It’s all about adventure, making memories, and discovering new places. The Four Rivers Region is waiting to be explored!
MOST RECENT EXPLORATIONS & FEATURES
The Railroad Changed Murray & Calloway County
While writing this feature I channeled my inner Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory), who had a love for trains on...
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Backusburg, Kentucky
As you drive down Kentucky 464 in northwestern Calloway County, the road drops down a steep hill and crosses a creek...
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Blandville, Kentucky
Two hundred years ago, the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky had only one county. Hickman County spanned across all the entire...
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Camp Beauregard of Kentucky – A Confederate Dystopia of Disease & Depression
Looking at the featured photo of this article, you might think it’s just another cemetery. However, today’s Camp Beauregard cemetery has...
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Feliciana, Kentucky
A large landowner with several slaves ran a store in southwestern Graves County in the 1820s. Two of his slave girls...
Read MoreNEW FEATURE - THE TIMELINE
Enjoy The Timeline – an interactive chronology of key events in the Four Rivers Region – always a work in progress.
Old TOwns & VILLAGES
The majority of the Four Rivers Region is made up of small towns and villages.
Some of those communities continue to thrive today while others are only remembered in history.
POSTSCRIPTS
Old Towns & Villages’ Postscripts features factual nuggets and short snippets of stories from throughout the Four Rivers Region.
How Linton, Kentucky Got Its Name
Shortly after writing the feature on Linton, Kentucky, I discovered a clue regarding how Linton, Kentucky got its name. The community...
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Low Lake Levels in March 1961 Expose Birmingham, Kentucky
Heavy rains across the Tennessee Valley in March 1961 prompted the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to lower the level of Kentucky...
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The Mystery of the Calloway County Volcano
An article appeared in the Owensboro Daily Messenger on Friday, April 1, 1887 about volcanic activity occurring on Blood River near...
Read MoreWHERE IS THE FOUR RIVERS REGION?
The Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers make up the Four Rivers Region. Right in the middle of the country, it would seem fitting these arteries would flow through America’s Heartland. Four Rivers Explorer showcases the unique wonders and historical anecdotes of this often-overlooked part of the United States.