Glasgow

History

The city of Glasgow was established by the Kentucky state assembly in 1799. The same year, the community was selected as the seat of a new county, owing to its central location, its large spring, native John Gorin's donation of for public buildings, and its being named for the Scottish hometown of the father of William Logan, one of the two commissioners charged with selecting the county seat. A post office was established in 1803, and the town received its city rights in 1809. ;George Washington in Glasgow Former U.S. President George Washington had a half-brother named Augustine Washington Jr. who was the husband of Anne Aylett Washington and had a daughter named Elizabeth Washington. Elizabeth Washington married Alexander Eliot Spotswood and were given a home and land from George Washington (Elizabeth's uncle) in Glasgow. The home, called "Spotswood" after its first owner, Alexander Spotswood, is located at 309 N Race Street. ;Historic homes All across Glasgow are historic homes that can date back to the early 1800s. The most popular part of town with these homes is South Green Street; this street has many historic houses that have many different architectural styles including Colonial, Federal, and Victorian. ;Civil War The Civil War affected many smaller towns like Glasgow. There are many places that were part of the Underground Railroad in Glasgow, such as Big Spring Bottom for keeping horses and the Spotswood House on North Race Street for hiding enslaved people. Other places include the Old Glasgow Seminary Home on East Main Street; this house has several rooms dug out in the earth with tunnels running into them for keeping the enslaved people hidden and safe. Early in the war a Confederate sympathizer living in area raised a Palmetto flag, but it was soon…

Geography

Glasgow is located in central Barren County at (37.000375, -85.920229). U.S. Route 31E and U.S. Route 68 intersect north of the city, and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway passes south of downtown, with access from four exits. Bowling Green is to the west, Mammoth Cave National Park is to the northwest, Elizabethtown is to the north, Columbia is to the east, and Scottsville is to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, Glasgow has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.53%, is water. }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,520
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,416
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,387
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,238
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,222
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,111
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,066
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,054