Bowling Green

History

The first Europeans known to have reached the area carved their names on beech trees near the river . By 1778, settlers established McFadden's Station on the north bank of the Barren River. Present-day Bowling Green developed from homesteads erected by Robert By 1810, Bowling Green had 154 residents. Growth in steamboat commerce and the proximity of the Barren River increased Bowling Green's prominence. In 1821, the Kentucky Legislature built a toll road between the town and Cloverport on the Ohio River. Canal locks and dams on the Barren River made it much more navigable. In 1832, the first portage railway connected the river to the location of the current county courthouse. Mules pulled freight and passengers to and from the city on the tracks. Despite rapid urbanization of the Bowling Green area in the 1830s, agriculture remained an important part of local life. A visitor to Bowling Green noted the boasting of a tavern proprietor named Benjamin Vance: In 1859, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (currently CSX Transportation) laid railroad through Bowling Green that connected the city with northern and southern markets. Bowling Green declared itself neutral in an attempt to escape the Civil War. Because of its prime location and resources, however, both the Union and Confederacy sought control of the city. The majority of its residents rejected both the Confederacy and the Lincoln administration. On September 18, 1861, around 1,300 Confederate soldiers arrived from Tennessee to occupy the city, placed under command of Kentucky native General Simon Bolivar Buckner. The city's pro-Union feelings surprised the Confederate occupiers. The Confederates fortified surrounding hills to secure possible military approaches to the valuable river and railroad assets. In…

Geography

The Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport is above sea level. Located in the Upland South, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.45%, is covered by water. {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |- | Brownsville | Franklin | Glasgow |- | Morgantown | Russellville | Scottsville | Auburn |} Bowling Green has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). The monthly daily average temperature ranges from in January to in July. On average, 41 days of + highs occur annually, and 11 days occur each winter when the high fails to rise above freezing. Annual precipitation is 47.51 in, with spring being slightly wetter; snowfall averages per year. Extreme temperatures range from on January 23 and 24, 1963, up to on July 28, 1930.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,564
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,211
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,107
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,910
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,722
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,708
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,698
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,390

Largest nearby schools

• South Warren High School
  High · Bowling Green · 1,494 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• Greenwood High School
  High · Bowling Green · 1,370 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Bowling Green High School
  High · Bowling Green · 1,294 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Warren East High School
  High · Bowling Green · 1,031 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Warren Central High School
  High · Bowling Green · 1,021 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Bowling Green Junior High
  Middle · Bowling Green · 963 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Rich Pond Elementary
  Elementary · Bowling Green · 876 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Lost River Elementary
  Elementary · Bowling Green · 794 students · 16.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.61 — 2020-02-27
  5 km SW of Bremen, Kentucky