Sodom is a ghost town in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States.
Sodom | |
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Ghost town | |
  Sodom Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′21″N 84°42′24″W / 38.17250°N 84.70667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Woodford |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2558250[1] |
Sodom was located a few hundred yards downstream from Fishers Mill road were there was a covered bridge, built in 1810 and replaced in 1947.[2][3] The town was established in 1825 by George and James Ware, but had vanished by 1880. At its peak, It was the second largest city in Scott county[4][5] (the largest being Georgetown). it had a population of 150, and included a cotton factory, hemp factory, tannery, shoe shop, carding machine, trading store, and a flour and grist mill. It is supposed that it was populated by many slaves that provided most of the labor. The town was named Sodom after the ancient city, because a tavern there owned by Richard Cole burned down in 1811.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodom, Kentucky
- ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Fishers Mill". The Courier-Journal. August 3, 1941. p. 72. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Fishers Mill". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. July 26, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Scott County - Place Names".
- ^ "Cole's Bad Inn - pt 2 | T.S. Graves". www.tsgraves.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ James, Eric F. (January 3, 2017). "Cole's Bad Tavern, Black Horse Inn, & Cole Cemetery". S t r a y L e a v e s. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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