Goodnight Memorial Library / Isaac Hershel Goodnight

Mrs. Goodnight (1858-1935), wife of I.H. Goodnight, made possible through her will the erection of a municipal building containing a library, auditorium, assembly room, museum, and kitchen. With aid of federal funds, the WPA did the work. The assembly room was used by the Ella Hoy Goodnight Music Club, and Sen. Alben W. Barkley, later Vice President, dedicated the building in 1937. Isaac Hershel Goodnight, born in Allen County in 1849, came here in 1870 and began law practice in 1873. He served as state representative from 1877-1878, was a U.S. Congressman from 1889-95, chaired the Democratic State Convention of 1891, and was elected judge of Kentucky's seventh circuit in 1897, serving until his death here in 1901.

Franklin, Kentucky · United States