Centennial Baptist Church - First Baptist Church
Stone plaque built into brick walls of church -
(Photo appeared in the "Mercer's Magazine" with permission of Special Collections and Digital Programs, University Kentucky.)
Gill/McCoun/Beasley House
Main Street, Salvisa
(Photo JHT)
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Parkview Guest House Receive JHT Plaques
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mattingly, owners of the Parkview Guest House at 202 S. College Street were presented with a James Harrod Trust sign in June 2010 to denote the significance of their building. Members of the James Harrod Trust in the top picture include, from the left: Jerry Sampson, Amalie Preston, Jack and Kathy Mattingly - owners of the Parkview Guest House - Helen Dedman, Kandi Adkinson, Anna Armstrong, Charlie Mattingly, Carolyn Cole and Mary Rose Quinn. (Photo by Rhianna Robinson) .
Also in the top picture, the Parkview Guest House was originally built before WWII and served as a hospital until 1949. Owner Jack Mattingly purchased the property in 1996.
There are numerous mills in Mercer County in the 1800s and Brewer's Mill (top photo) is the last one that is still intact. (Photo by Rhianna Robinson)
JHT Members present Floying Thompson with a plaque commemorating his efforts to preserve historic Brewer's Mill, which sits on his property. In the bottom left photo are, from the left, Helen Dedman, Floying Thompson, Kandi Adkinson and Amalie Preston. The photo at the right show the four of them talking about the property.
Thank you for your involvement with "The Women of Mercer County." It was a wonderful success, which is why I am so excited to announce that we are accepting stories for "The Men of Mercer County."
I hope you will send us your stories and photos -- memories -- to use in our latest book. We continue to hear good things about the stories in our first book and I know the next one will be just as good.
You can send your stories to me at this address...I am also including the guidelines (pasted below) for stories and photos! Again thank you for your contribution for "The Women of Mercer County" and I hope to hear from you on "The Men of Mercer County."
Rosalind Turner
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