History of Woodford County . oomington, andwas the first stop eastof Versailles. A post-office was establishedat an early date andwas located in thestore of KichardsonBrothers. On theorganization of thecounty in 1841, Jo-seph Moore, from thevicinity of BowlingGreen was chosen asone o f the threecounty office at the timewas one of great imJ. M. RICHARDSON. portance as practical- ly all the affairs of the county were in the hands of the com-missioners. In the division of the county into voting pre-cincts, one was designated Bowling Green precinct. In 1814James Richardson was c
History of Woodford County . oomington, andwas the first stop eastof Versailles. A post-office was establishedat an early date andwas located in thestore of KichardsonBrothers. On theorganization of thecounty in 1841, Jo-seph Moore, from thevicinity of BowlingGreen was chosen asone o f the threecounty office at the timewas one of great imJ. M. RICHARDSON. portance as practical- ly all the affairs of the county were in the hands of the com-missioners. In the division of the county into voting pre-cincts, one was designated Bowling Green precinct. In 1814James Richardson was chosen county commissioner and heldthat responsible position six years. He was the father ofAY. R. Richardson, who resided in or near Secor for so manyyears. Aaron Richardson was the father of Dr. PrankRichardson, the noted Christian minister of Kansas City, establishment of towns, more favorably locatedthan Bowling Green, led to its decay and the final abandon-ment of the place, yet it played an important part in 176 HISTORY OF WOODFORD COUNTY. business and political life of the county at an early day, andits citizens are worthy an important place in the annals ofWoodford county. Spring a few days of the establishment of BowlingGreen, another town was laid out on the river in the westernpart of the county. The newly founded village was locatedso as to enjoy the river traffic. It was in what was at thattime known as Tazewell county, and it was quite naturalthat the town should first be known as Tazewell. Later thename was changed to Spring Bay, because of the number ofsprings found in that region. The town was platted forJames Day and Henry Matson, the plat bearing the date ofApril 2nd, 1836. The first store was conducted by a mannamed Rice. In 1843 Ira Y. Munn came to the village andopened a store which was conducted for several years underthe firm name of Scott & Munn. In 1844 a postoffice was es-tablished at Spring Bay with C. S. Shults as the first po
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