The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday June 18 at 10:30 am at the Three Oaks Community Center, 1788 Radio Road in Almo, Kentucky. Our speaker will be Society Vice President Richard D. Parker, who will discuss his new book, Wicked Western Kentucky, with a special emphasis on the Calloway County area. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the meeting. Those attending should comply with current state and local public health guidelines for gatherings. The meeting room is large and will allow ample social distancing. Masks will be available for those…
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Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 8, 1872 A “splendid rain” visited the region on the evening of June 3rd. The contract to build the West Hickman Levee was awarded to Luke Dillon at 12 ¼ cents per cubic yard. An additional passenger train was added at Hickman. Trains departed at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and the evening train returned the same day. A Building Association of mechanics and laborers was organized in Hickman to take shares in stock for the organization of a bank. The bank was conceived to enable members to borrow money to purchase homes.…