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Explore Georgetown
Stand on Georgetown’s Main Street and imagine a log stockade surrounded by wilderness. This was what Georgetown looked like in 1775, when John McClelland and his family built a fort overlooking the huge spring discovered in 1774.
They left the next year because of Indian attacks. It wasn’t until 1786 that Rev. Elijah Craig founded a town around the spring. Under Craig’s leadership Georgetown became a bustling center of industry and education in the early 1800’s. A few early buildings remain, along with many grand residences and elaborately detailed commercial buildings reflecting Victorian styles of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Spend a morning or afternoon taking a “Walk Through Time” in Georgetown and enjoy a modern Main Street with an old-fashioned atmosphere. The Main Street walking tour is about 2 miles long and will take several hours at a leisurely pace. There are antique and specialty shops along the route, as well as restaurants. For More information on Main Street Renaissance contact Darlene Albin at
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. Sites to See: - Historic Scott County Jail
- Royal Spring Bridge
- Kelly “Addition”
- Blue Grass Park “Addition”
- The “Castles”
- W. Main Businesses
- Main and Broadway
- North on Broadway
- Scott Co. Courthouse
- Court Street
- City Hall
- Museum/Old Post Office
- Historic Churches
- Amen House
- Row Houses
- Bungalows
- St. John Church
- Warrendale “ Addition”
- Georgetown College
- Old Library
- Barlow Block
- Royal Spring Park
Text taken from the Georgetown/Scott County Tourism Brochure “Walk Through Time”. Contact them at (888) 863-8600 or www.georgetownky.com Contact Information
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