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TYEWHOPPETY: UNIQUE NAME AND PLACE BY ELIZABETH JOHNSON TODD COUNTY STANDARD A dot on the map, a spot in the road, blink and you’ll miss it, but you’ll remember the name of Tyewhoppety. The small community nestled along Highway 181 between Clifty and Lewisburg is straddled by two churches: Trinity Baptist on the south and New Harmony on the north. Tyewhoppety is home to a few houses and a hand-painted sign. The sign is the town’s identity. If it wasn’t there, one would not know they’ve entered a place with a name. The sign welcomes visitors to the community, boasts a population of 33 people and asks God to bless America. What Tyewhoppety may lack in population and size, it makes up for in name. While the name’s origin is unknown, an article written by August C. Mahr titled “Shawnee Names and Migrations in Kentucky and West Virginia” suggests the town may be an alteration of the Shawnee word “Tywhapita.” True or not, Tyewhoppety is among some of the most unique town names in Kentucky, competing with the likes of Black Gnat, Cutshin, Monkey’s Eyebrow and Thousandsticks. Come In Today And Enjoy A Mexican Feast! On the Square in Elkton HOURS: 11 a.m. to 9p.m. daily! 270-265-3904 Maria Bonita MEXICAN RESTAURANT 220 Sam Walton Dr Russellville, KY 42276-9388 Hours of Business: Sunday – Thursday 11am – 9pm Friday & Saturday 11am – 10pm 24 DISCOVER TODD COUNTY Todd County Standard
ALLENSVILLE HISTORIC TOWN WITH LOTS OF CHARM BY CATHERINE DARNELL TODD COUNTY STANDARD Allensville actually has two locations. The first is the town on Highway 102, just southeast of Highway 79 on one end and kissing the Logan County border on the other. The second is in the heart of Doug Penick, an 83-year-old native who owns most of the town’s empty storefronts and many pieces of Allensville memorabilia that are in his home. Clearly, farmer Penick treasures Allensville and its history. He owns bulging scrapbooks of bits of paper — recital programs, advertisements, photos of everything from buildings to baseball teams, ration cards, postcards. Each yellowed page is dear to Penick, who is sort of the unofficial historian of Allensville. At one point, his father, mother, brother Bill and he, as regular carriers and substitutes, delivered mail out of Allensville for a span of 92 years. (Allensville boasts the first rural free delivery of mail in Kentucky in 1897.) In his house he displays an old Post Office oak window with a grille where one bought stamps and such. Penick added brass plaques honoring those people who worked there in 1945: Annie R. Young was postmistress; and his dad, Frazier Penick, was one of the carriers. He has hanging on the wall of the Penick parlor — once a log cabin — an old bank clock and several paintings of old downtown Allensville, copied from photographs he owns. He and his wife Nona also framed Above: Allensville was once a thriving railroad town. Below: A piece of Allensville memorabilia, owned by Doug Penick. charming promotional calendars from the early 20s. When Penick was in grade school, classes sold candy and as a reward were given festive wooden shields with American flags and photos of historical figures that could be interchanged, depending on what the class was studying at the time. He found one in the basement of the old school when it was being auctioned off and was allowed to keep it. Naturally, he and his wife display that too. Originally Allensville was built on Highway 79, but the town was moved in the 1860s to its present location due to the railroad line that was built there. Penick remembers many of those buildings, for example, Adams Block, the biggest building in town constructed shortly after the move and eventually demolished in 1979 due to a fire. During reconstruction after the Civil War, many people from the winning side moved to the area, building homes and businesses. One such charming residence, Pepper Place, now belongs to Mary and Malcolm Rust. Across the street stands another outstanding piece of architecture, a large home built in the Italianate style now belonging to Suzanne and Danny Dew. Prior to WWII, the town was “bustling,” he recalls, with at one time two doctors, three groceries, a hardware store, two livery stables, a flour mill, a clothing store, an opera house, filling stations, a skating rink, two banks and a millinery shop. His wife Nona chuckles at a story she heard of that shop’s sales promotion. It was called a SeeNextPage Todd County Standard DISCOVER TODD COUNTY 25
Page 1 and 2: DISCOVER TODD COUNTY A SPECIAL PUBL
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Page 5 and 6: FACTS AND FIGURES Todd County popul
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Page 13 and 14: BY ELIZABETH JOHNSON TODD COUNTY ST
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Page 17 and 18: TRENTON SOON TO BE A BUSTLING ARTS
Page 19 and 20: FAIRVIEW A HISTORIC PARK AND A FIGH
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Page 23 and 24: SHARON GROVE IT’S THE PEOPLE THAT
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Page 37 and 38: HEALTH TODD COUNTIANS HAVE VARIETY
Page 39 and 40: EDUCATION SCHOOLS TO MAKE CURRICULU
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