A Moment in Kentucky History: The Maysville to Lexington Road as Turnpike

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published April 17, 2020 at 8:15 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? the Maysville to Lexington road as a turnpike.

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