Midway

Midway was the first Kentucky town established by a railroad. In 1831, the Lexington and Ohio Railroad Co. began a railroad between Lexington and Frankfort. The first train reached the midway point in 1833. The L&O bought the John Francisco farm in 1835, and R. C. Hewitt, a civil engineer for the railroad, laid out the town. Many streets were named for L&O officials. Midway was incorporated in 1846 by the Kentucky legislature.

Midway, Kentucky · United States