The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The City of Middletown was originally incorporated in 1797 by the Jefferson County Court on 500 acres of land lying on a branch of the forks of Beargrass Creek that originally belonged to Jacob Meyers and Culberth Harrison. Though there is no recorded explanation why the city was named Middletown, it is commonly believed that that name was chosen because the town was in the "middle" of the two older cities of Louisville which was founded June 24, 1778, and Shelbyville, which was founded December 20, 1792. In 1871 the Kentucky General Assembly amended the original charter to increase Middletown's boundaries.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Middletown’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Middletown, decade by decade
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CommonsMiddletown police2020
CommonsStreet Clock at Night 20162016
CommonsMiddletown UMC, front2014
CommonsJefferson Marders House site2014
CommonsHenry Frank House in2014
CommonsHead House2014
CommonsDavis Tavern in2014
CommonsBeynroth House2014
CommonsBank of Middletown from southeast2014
CommonsMWTNPicture 0392008
CommonsMTWNPicture 0442008
CommonsMTWNPicture 035200811 historic places in Middletown
11 places in Middletown are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.