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Monticello-Burnside stagecoach ride planned for April 16 A part of local history will be recreated on Saturday, April 16, with the Monticello-Burnside Stagecoach Com-memorative Ride. The ride, which will actually begin in the Mill Springs area, will conclude in downtown Monticello at the William Crenshaw Kennedy Jr. Memorial Museum, which will become home to the replica of the original stagecoach. A limited number of passengers will be able to ride the stagecoach during this event. Tickets are currently available and anyone who participates is asked to make a $100 donation per ticket to the museum. There are eight designated stops along the route, that begins at Dunaganıs Store in the Mill Springs area, travels along Old Highway 90 past the West-Metcalfe House, through the Gap of the Ridge and Steubenville. (See related map for information about the route and stops along the route.) From 1896 until 1915, a stagecoach ran from Monticello to Burnside, Kentucky. The improvement of roads in Wayne County provided an excellent opportunity for an enterprising businessman to begin a means of transportation that would allow the general public to travel in comfort. A route between Monticello and Burnside made it possible for the citizens of Wayne County to connect with the railroad station in Burnside and would ensure improved delivery of the United States mail. One of the earliest stagecoach services was operated by J.W. Hall and son. In 1884, they advertised: Monticello and Burnside Mail Stage Line leaves Monticello daily at 6 a.m. and arrives in Burnside at 11 a.m. Return: Leaves Burnside at 1:30 p.m. and arrives at Monticello at 7 p.m. Mack Burton ran the stage line for a few years after the Halls ceased their involvement in the service. In 1896, Charles Burton took over the operation of the stagecoach. The Monticello-Burnside stagecoach served the people of Wayne and surrounding counties for many years. In November 1915, the stage made its final run. John Burton, son of Charles, kept the stage in the ³museum² until his death in 1973. An unfortunate turn of events resulted in the original Monticello-Burnside stagecoach being sold to the Wells Fargo Bank of California. In 1978, the stagecoach left Kentucky and has been housed in Los Angeles since then. A sense of history led some interested individuals to have a reproduction of the stagecoach built. First Southern Bancorp, Inc. and Jess Correll have graciously made the reproduction available to the William Crenshaw Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Museum to be put on permanent display. The stagecoach will allow the people of Monticello and Wayne County to better appreciate their tremendous historical heritage. According to Harlan Ogle, Executive Director/Curator of the Museum, there are 40 tickets available for the commemorative ride. A ticket will allow the passenger to ride the stage for one segment of the ride. Each segment is about one mile long. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. A special ceremony will be held at the museum at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend this special and historical occasion. For more information about the event or for tickets, contact Ogle at (606) 340-2300 or at (606) 348-6377. The museumıs website is waynecountykymuseum.com. Add a comment |
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