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Scenic Casey Co., KY: Middleburg, KY 2010-11-28 - Photo by Linda Waggener. 2959 Shorttown RD, Middleburg, Casey Co., KY A stately structure on Shorttown RD in Middleburg, Casey Co., KY. We went to see the millpond at the old Riffe Mill; it's still a beautiful place, but on the late fall day in November 2010, when we visited, the most memorable sight was the old Farmers Deposit Bank building. For some reason, we thought of it as giving a more midwestern look than Kentucky one. The bank itself is over 100 years old, chartered in 1904. The Wikipedia entry on Middleburg, KY notes that the first landowner there was Abraham Lincoln I, the great grandfather of President LIncoln, whose connection to Adair County is that he got but one vote here (A profile in courage: The single Adair Countian who voted for Lincoln in 1860, by Jim), but another significant Adair County connection may be the Riffe one. The Wikipedia entry says that A. Lincoln I sold the land to Christopher Riffe. The great Columbia Mayor, W.R. Murphy, was, in fact William Riffe Murphy, and he never let anyone forget it. I don't remember the exact kinship, but there most certainly has to be a blood relationship between the two great men. Middleburg is located midway - and hence it's name - between Liberty and Hustonville. But we like to think of it as part of Casey County's Twin Cities of Yosemite, with its own bank and restaurant and Middleburg - that's our view, a tourist's view. The towns are just less than a mile apart, and while they are nowhere near the megopolis of Royville-Russell Springs-Jamestown in Russell Co., KY, they are a magnificent pair of rural municipalities. Oh -if you go, there are many routes and wonderful day trip circuits on Google maps. The shortest distance is a little under 40 miles. -Ed Waggener Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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