The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1871, resident and heir Robert Ewing donated land in order to bring the Maysville and Lexington Railroad to the area. In 1873, the post office was established, with Ewing postmaster, who gave the town his name. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1979.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Ewing is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ewing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Elizaville Presbyterian Church in Elizaville, 2.1 miles away.
Ewing and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Elizaville Presbyterian Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ewing?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ewing’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.