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From: Sandi Gorin <>
Subject: KNOB LICK, METCALFE CO, continued
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 15:34:02 -0600

Continued from the Homemakers reports of 1940.

The old log church was used for early schools at Antioch until May 16,
1882, a plot of ground was deeded by Sanders WALDER and wife to the
following trustees: B C HUFFMAN, Waddy THOMPSON and possibly John WITHERS
(writing difficult for the homemakers to decipher). This land was located
on what was known as the Savoyard-Tompkinsville road and jined by the
BRADLEY, WITHERS & THOMPSON farms. The school house built on this lot was
used for several years for schools. Later the school was moved to the
building known as the lodge hall and the first school house was used for a
dwelling. This building has been remodeled and it is known to a lot of
people of today as the Sam JONES house or the tenant house on a farm owned
by Henry JONES. The schools were taught in the lodge hall until 1948, when
this building was torn away and a modern new school building was erected on
the same lot.

The older inhabitants of Knob Lick are gone but they will be remembered as
the leaders in the settling of the community. The SHANNONS are buried on a
hillside, on the farm known as the ALEXANDER farm. The ALLENS were laid to
rest on the W A BEARD farm. The date of the deaaath of some of these
families can be found on the grave stones.

Jonathan READ, Downey HOUGHES, and J A THOMPSON, were some of the merchants
that we hear the older people mention. Mr. READ was also the druggist. The
SHANNONS and WITHERS operated the early grist mills. There havae been
different merchants through the years, at the present T L GILL, Mrs. Harry
BEARD and W H POLSON are the merchants. Porter LEE is operating the
hammermill.

Knob Lick like the rest of the country was without good roads until in
recent years Highway No. 70 connecting U S Highway 68, 31E and 31W ws built
through the little village. Now the roads to Edmonton, Wisdom, Savoyard
and Center are graveled.

Next week - Sulphur Well. Sandi

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