Tuesday 6/17 Just spent a lovely day in the historic town of Sanford, Kentucky. First we visited the L & N train depot built in 1866. It is now closed and transformed into a museum of the train era of the town. It had a women waiting section, a general section and a special section for baggage and black folk. I’m sure glad times have changed. The lady host delighted in showing us everything as we would probably be the only visitors for the day.
Next we strolled downtown and viewed the buildings built circa 1788 - 1866. We were the only folks on the entire main street. Everywhere we stopped the proprietor was every so glad to have someone to talk with. The barber with his one chair shop came out and asked us in. There was another one chair shop across the street and apparently they mostly sit in their shop’s all day doing nothing, just staring out the window. Men’s haircut’s cost $6 and a beard trim $2.
Next to the soda shop for a root beer and a talk with the young lady there. A nice fellow on the street noted we were strangers in town. Very obvious with almost empty streets. He stopped to chat, took us to the bank to meet the banker who owns most of the town and of whom absolutely everyone we spoke with just loves him and what he is doing to restore this small town. A wonderful town with the most friendly folks we have yet to meet. At least 6 folks were delighted to chat with us. We also visited the court house and perused the county records dating back to the 1700’s. Marriages, wills and court proceeding. Cost 50 Cents to get married.
Item of interest this part of Kentucky was once part of Buchanan Country, Virginia.
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