The Jefferson County communities of Worthington and Springdale are located on Brownsboro Road; 12 miles east of Louisville. The areas abundant water sources and fertile soil attracted the earliest settlers in the late 1700s; and farms; mills; and blacksmith shops sprang up along the streams. The Brownsboro Road (originally called Brownsboro Turnpike) served farmers selling their produce; as well as the wealthy "gentleman farmers" who built fine homes in the rural countryside. The fertile soil was particularly suited to growing potatoes; and the Worthington Potato Growers Cooperative handled thousands of barrels daily. The community came together to construct churches and a fine stone school building; establish a cemetery; and organize a fire department. The historic African American community of Taylortown survives in the Taylortown African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church; established in 1868. Today; suburban sprawl has erased all but a few vestiges of the once-thriving farming communities.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful historyBy Elizabeth F. CorkIf you like to remember how things used to be; its hard to beat Cathalynn Donalsons book on Fairhope. Its a really interesting town with an unusual history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Claudette HolmesVery informative.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Louie Binsightful
