{"product_id":"carroll-county-phyllis-codling-mclaughlin-9780738590929","title":"Carroll County","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a fascinating journey through the history of Carroll County, Kentucky with more than 200 vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1794, the town of \u003ci\u003ePort William\u003c\/i\u003ewas established at the confluence of the \u003ci\u003eKentucky\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOhio Rivers\u003c\/i\u003ejust two years after that portion of Virginia known as \u003ci\u003eKentucky County\u003c\/i\u003eofficially became the \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth of Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1838, officials carved Carroll County out of portions of Gallatin and Trimble Counties and renamed the town Carrollton in honor of Charles Carroll, the last surviving man to have signed the \u003ci\u003eDeclaration of Independence\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the years, Carrollton became well known for solid wood furniture and bourbon whiskey, and in the 1900s it became one of the top marketplaces for burley tobacco. For decades, Carrollton and Ghent, a city to the east, were common stops for steamboats and river barge traffic. Though still mostly agricultural, the county, halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville, is home to several steel and chemical plants, as well as \u003ci\u003eGeneral Butler State Resort Park\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImages of America: Carroll County\u003c\/i\u003ewas compiled by Phyllis Codling McLaughlin, a former editor of the \u003ci\u003eNews-Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e, Carrollton's weekly paper published since 1868.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Codling McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738590924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738590929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Phyllis Codling McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998629703935,"sku":"9780738590929","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carroll-county-phyllis-codling-mclaughlin-9780738590929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}