Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2018
On Dec 20, 1918, a raging fire at the Rapier Grain & Seed Company at 1st & Center Streets resulted in over $250,000 in losses. It started suddenly in an elevator containing over 150,000 bushels of grain. Firemen from all three Fire Stations arrived but initially had a hard time finding the fire itself due to the dense smoke in …
Here’s a partial list of some of the “first things” that took place in Owensboro.▸First HomeA log cabin built by Bill Smothers somewhere between 1797-1798.▸First Organ Used in ChurchThe first organ used in church was at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church on May 22, 1849.▸First LocomotiveThe “Joe Daviess” came through Owensboro on December 8, 1870.▸First Tobacco FactoryThe first tobacco factory in …
Address: 1301 Leitchfield Rd.Built: Early 1870’s Demolished: 2005 Felix Grimes came from Ireland to Pittsburgh, then Owensboro in 1867 and bought this property from a man who left town to go to California. He cut timber on the property about 1870 to build the two-story home. According to a Messenger-Inquirer article, it was a duplicate of his wife’s childhood home …
Faith Tool & Die started in a double garage at 3006 Frederica St in June of 1946 as a one-man operation. In 1951, the company built its first plant at 1140 Moseley St. It was incorporated on April 1, 1952 and owners listed as George Faith Sr., and his two sons, George Jr. and Charles. Charles bought out his brother …