An interview with Brown Tucker of Murray, Kentucky by Robert M. Rennick on August 4, 1977, on the origin and history of the community names of Calloway County, Kentucky. Part 5 of 6 Tucker: … County telling us the location of Snow Hill’s post office. This office was established on August 23, 1856, with Francis M. Gardner’s postmaster. Location about one mile east of Elm Grove Church and near the Gardner Cemetery. Mr. Miller informed us that during the Civil War, Union forces broke into Mr. Gardner’s store, taking all his stock and merchandise as provisions. Also taking Mr. Gardner…
-
-
An interview with Brown Tucker of Murray, Kentucky by Robert M. Rennick on August 4, 1977, on the origin and history of the community names of Calloway County, Kentucky. Part 4 of 6 Tucker: There’s something there, kind of like Kerksey, you see. A nice big shop or a water trough for horses or something. Seems more than likely. Rennick: I mean, with that name, Brown’s Grove. Tucker: Yeah, that’s right. And then there was a Brown there, and it had a grove of trees, and that old post out there they pointed out to me, a big old ……