Documentary History of American Water-works

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South Central States Kentucky

Kentucky

Kentucky became a state in 1792.



Alphabetical
Bowling Green
Covington
Frankfort
Henderson
Hopkinsville
Lexington
Louisvillle
Maysville
Newport
Owensboro
Pleasant Hill
South Union
Washington

Chronological
1798
Washington
1804 1
Frankfort
1805 2 Lexington
1833 3 Pleasant Hill
1835
Bowling Green
1837
Maysville
1837 4 South Union
1838
Louisville
1847
Hopkinsville
1860
Covington
1860 5 Louisville
1869 6 Bowling Green
1871 7 Covington
1873 8 Newport
1876 9 Henderson
1879 10 Owensboro
1880 11 Maysville
Note: The second column in the chronological table above shows the order in which systems were built in the state. Where no number is shown, a company was formed but no evidence has been found that the system was constructed.


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