Owensboro’s First Sewer Treatment Plant

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Photo caption: “This is a part of an inspection group which looked over Owensboro’s $750,000 sewage treatment plant Tuesday near the river on Ewing Rd. City Manager E. M. Ford is handling a wheel that opens a sluice gate for storm water overflow. From the left, City Engineer Earl Patton; W. A. Johnson, member of the Sewer Commission; Ronald Riggs, …

Toll Roads Close

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120 years ago today at 2pm, the last person passed through any tollgate in Daviess County. Prior to 1881, county roads were just mud and dust. The city started to gravel downtown roads around 1880. The county residents wanted to be included for the main roads leading to the city. Orders were made and work began in 1882. The Daviess …