I thought I was finished with writing about Campbellsville, but I had a few more things I wanted to share.
First of all, they have the most welcoming library!
Some people I met at the first campground recommended it to me, and I am glad I stopped in. Not only do they have fast wifi that they are happy to share, they even gave me a library card so that I could check things out. Since the first campground didn’t have cable – or much of anything else, for that matter – I check out a few DVDs to watch.
But wifi and media are not the only things they offer. I happened to be there on Halloween, and they even gave me candy!
What is more, I needed something notarized while I was in town, and they handled that for me, too. They did it without cost. The last time I had something notarized, I was in Louisiana, and the notary charged me $25. Providing a free service like this was most welcome. I hope the people in town realize what a valuable resource they have.
There was a veterinarian about a mile from my second campground. I ended up taking Cora there twice. The first time was for her ears, yet again. I also had them trim her rear claws for me.
The claw trimming was especially good, as she got very itchy while I was at work one day. When I got home at – oh, 4:00 am – she had scratched off a big mess of fur!
When I woke up the next day, I was very concerned. That office was closed, but I managed to get through to another vet who recommended putting hydrocortisone cream on the itchy spot. That seemed to tide her over until I could get in to the vet who gave her a steroid shot. Cora’s fur is growing back in nicely.
As I always say, there is no such thing as a free cat!
I love seeing the different ways people honor their ancestors. In Campbellsville, they favor putting floral arrangements on top of the gravestones.
The overall effect when I would drive by is that there are a bunch of ladies wearing elaborate hats on Easter morning.
They didn’t go in for the markers of military service as I had seen in the northeast.
Noe Plaza is the entrance to Campbellsville University. If I were a really hard-core sleuth, I would figure out just who the Noes were and what they did, because there are many things named for them at the University.
One building not named for them, however, was the Winters Dining Hall. Believe it or not, it is the best place I found to eat in Campbellsville!
For about $7, these are your choices.
They call this section “The Grill”. One time I was there, they had a french fry bar. I think this evening’s offering was a nacho bar.
They have a lot of international students, and they offer a “cook-your-own” station, just in case the normal dining hall fare isn’t to their liking.
Here are some of the ingredients they have on hand.
Of course there is a salad bar.
There’s a made-to-order sub station.
Oh, and pizza and pasta.
Of course, there are also the entrees that were listed on the daily menu.
And hot rolls. They had garlic bread the other visit I made this year.
If none of those items struck your fancy, you could always have cereal.
If you managed to clean your plate – and even if you didn’t – there was dessert. Fresh, hot cookies, cakes, pies, soft serve frozen custard and an ice cream sundae bar, too.
It is amazing that the students all looked so svelte!
Right across the street from Noe Plaza was the courthouse square with a large mural and various memorials.
From information I found on the internet, this mural was by Joshua Mason, and it depicts Union Troops riding down the town’s Main Street on their way from Lebanon to Nancy, Kentucky in 1862.
According to the source I found, the three officers pictured were the three highest military officers to pass through Campbellsville during the Civil War. In the center is General George Thomas. Colonel Robert McCook, who later became a general is on the left. The man on the right is Colonel Mahlon Manson, who became general later in the war.
This courthouse was built in the 1960s to replace the one that was built after the Civil War. During the Civil War, the courthouse was burned down by General Hylan B. Lyon, CSA. I was amazed that the Confederates burned courthouses in Kentucky.
Is anyone else surprised that the Confederates were marching around burning courthouses in Kentucky? In this case, at least, the Union troops were using the building, so I guess it made strategic sense to burn it down.
In all, twenty-two courthouses were burned in Kentucky “as an incident to the war” according to the information on the back of the sign.
There is the War Memorial to commemorate the town’s sacrifices during the twentieth century. This one was dedicated May 30, 1987.
The police got to memorializing their veterans earlier, though. This one was erected by McKinley Monument Company in 1987.
And, I guess that is about all I have to say about Campbellsville.
Next stop, Fayetteville, North Carolina.